Question Ryzen 5700X on Noctua L9A

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Good day,

I am planning to build an ITX system soon and I am actually torn between the Ryzen 5 5600 and the Ryzen 7 5700X. Cpu cooler height is very limited with the Metal Fish S3 5L case so Ive decided to use the Noctua L9A which i heard is a fantastic low profile cooler.
My worry is that the Noctua L9A might not be enough to cool the Ryzen 7 5700X even at stock clocks and so Im considering the Ryzen 5 5600. I have no plans on overclocking and the heaviest workload that these processors would be exposed to are just competitive games on 1440P or single player games on 1080P(such as Far Cry 6) at most.

Looking forward for your opinions regarding this matter, thank you!
 
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