Advertised Vs. Real Performance
This is probably the most crucial page, showing how accurate the data provided by the manufacturers/brands on their products is. Since nobody so far could verify these numbers, it was an open field for every brand to declare whatever it wanted, but this stops now. I should also note that I strictly follow the specific guidelines (ISO7779: 2018) for taking noise measurements in information technology and telecommunications equipment.
In the table below, anything in Red means bad news, while the Blue fonts are good!
| Performance Metric | Advertised Performance | Real Performance | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Speed (RPM) | 2100 | 2105 | +0.24% |
| Max Input Current (A) | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0% |
| Max Power (W) | 1.56 | 1.61 | +3.21% |
| Qmax (CFM) | 67.56 | 55.4 | -18% |
| Pmax (mmAq) | 2.75 | 1.69 | -38.55% |
| Max Noise Level (dBA) | 16.49 | 32 | +15.51 dBA |
There are many red readings here, so things don’t look so good. The claimed airflow and static pressure are far from what I measured, and the same goes for noise output. Arctic provides the fan’s max noise in sones (0.45), so the equivalent is 16.49 dBA.
Theese fans are catastrophy. I have 4 in a Fractal Define C case and Esports Duo on 90w 4790k proc. They are loud and bad at cooling. Not to mention 2 RMAs till now (jet engine flying off and rattling sound).
Thanx for your input.
Fake reviews all over the place. 🙁
These fans are used in Arctic freezer 34 esports CPU cooler too I believe, I’ve used them and they aren’t great, I’ve noticed that. Too noisy and the performance isn’t great either. Arctic make great products but this fan isn’t one of them.
Indeed, I use the 13600k with Freezer eSports 34 DUO. The performance of this CPU cooler really does not disappoint.
Hi~
First of all thank you for your professional testing!!
I learned a lot from the reviews of P12 MAX and BioniX P120
But what’s surprising is that the performance gap between BioniX P120 is so big, it’s almost equal to P12 or even worse?!
However,
looking forward to other product reviews next time.
Thanks!
Best regards,
Hanson
Hi! The BioniX was more looks than performance, but still I don’t lose faith to Arctic 🙂
Thanks Aris
– If you could include every fans you reviewed even RGB in the charts. Even if a fan doesn’t go at 30-35-40 dBA in normalised noise or difference in cost. I often link the RPM/FCM/PRESSURE in forums. Making my life easier instead of searching old articles for the complete data.
– Could you add on all reviews page 1 (fans, psu, watercooling etc) the release date of the product.
Arctic BioniX P120 (2018) : dBA 25 – 1.09mmAq – 41.94CFM
Arctic P12 PWM PST (2018) : dBA 25 – 1.42mmAq – 44.95CFM
Arctic P12 Max (2022) : dBA 25 – 1.72mmAq – 48.04CFM
Hi! Good idea, will do an overview article to do it, or an excel or something and upload it on the net.
Thanks!
I also like the idea; I create a spreadsheet of all your reviews for data processing and it certainly would help for error checking on my end.
Images of graphs/tables containing for example this information:
PSU: Noise output / overall performance 115-230v.
FANS: RPM/FCM/PRESSURE/POWER 20-25-30-35-40-45 dBA
CPU: Power consumption/Max Temp/Gaming relative performance/All the cinebench;3mark etc comparison
GPU: Noise/Heat/Clocks Speeds & OC/Power consumption
The main thing is that it is digestible and easily understandable for readers.
And in the images a little change on the top right side:
Hwbusters.com / Logo
Updated 03/02/2024 / ^
lower is better etc on the usual spot
Because when I share the pictures many don’t recognize the logo, it’s a shame.
I want your hard work, and other proofreader,cowoker to be recognized.
Thank you! I will try to work on these graphs, although I am all alone in these reviews, have so many other things going on, in general I am trying my best to keep up but this doesn’t always happen 🙁