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Although there have been quite some changes coming from an ordinary P12 to the brand new P12 Max, the box is simply not one of them. Unlike the P12 PWM fans which use Fluid Dynamic Bearings, the P12 MAX fans are using Double-Ball Bearings. We know that double ball bearings can handle the axial and radial loads in both directions which would mean installing these fans vertically or horizontally would not affect the performance in the long run and will provide durability. ARCTIC has employed bearings from Japanese manufacturer NMB. However, there is a catch. Running these fans at high speed would make more noise compared to fluid dynamic or sleeve bearing. These fans have MTTF of >500,000 hours thanks to these bearings. Due to sinus-magnetizing the new motor only creates about 5 % of the vibration from the commutation of a regular DC motor without a filter. Testing ARCTIC, extends its P-fan series with the P12 Max, a new high-performance fan. In contrast to the conventional P12 PWM, the P12 Max has a significantly increased speed with revolutions from 200 up to 3300 rpm. This makes it ARCTIC’s most powerful 120 mm fan. Without load, it can even be throttled down to a standstill if required. Arctic P12 Max The fans from the brands Noctua, Corsair and the majority of the models from be quiet! do not stand out much in this 120 mm case fan test. Overall, these brands fill the midfield, which is not a bad performance by any means, but just not an outstanding victory that might have been attributed to them without the comparison. At least it is noticeable that the Corsair QL120 does better than the 140 mm models from the corresponding parallel test. Conclusion
Note that this setup is not the most accurate and comes with rather large error bars compared to volumetric wind tunnel testing in a lab. Also note that w e do not do thermal testing, as temps are hugely influenced by the AIO and CPU characteristics. How much air a fan moves and at what cost in the form of noise levels are key qualities of a PC fan, and our focus here. Performance at 1000 RPM The airflow is supposed to be 137.69 m³/h, with which it could be ranked between the BeQuiet! Silent Wings Pro 4 (BL098) and the Akasa OTTO SF12. The stated static pressure is also high – 4.35 mm H 20. These parameters, of course, correspond to the maximum speed at 3300 rpm.
Conclusion
Before we take a look at the results, we have pitched the P12 MAX fans against the P12 PWM fans on ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360 cooler. Here is a comparison data of these fans:
We are reporting the absolute temperature on the graph. The testing is done on an open-air bench system. Once inside the chassis, the temperatures are expected to rise and would largely depend upon the optimal airflow inside the chassis. Not every run of the stress test may yield the same result. This could well be due to many factors like mounting pressure, thermal paste application, and varying ambient temperature. Not to mention the silicon differences even among the same category of chips. Hence, it is pertinent to mention the testing methodology along with the specifics.These fans are indicated not only for all those users who seek maximum performance without complications, but are also recommended for all types of users, including those who love silence (let’s remember its operating mode at 0 dB) but who want extreme performance. when necessary. Finally, it should be noted that the cable does not have any mesh, just the typical plastic coating. Terminates in a 4-pin PWM connector.
The P12 Max can rotate from 200 up to 3,300RPM allowing it to deliver 81.04CFM of airflow and 4.35mmH₂O of static pressure which is 44 per cent higher than the older P12’s 1,800RPM and 56.3CFM. Inside we find a larger motor with dual ball bearings better suited to 24/7 continuous operation thanks to their heat resistance. The frame features anti-vibration rubber pads while the fan itself enters a 0dB mode if the PWM signal is below five per cent. In the good old Arctic fashion, the P12 comes in an all-blue box with a bit of imagery and the usual spec sheet. In principle, I performed the same test procedures here, but I’ll shorten the explanation a bit, because it roughly repeats the case fan performance. In the lower speed range, the Arctic P12 Max and Cooler Master Mobius 120 battle it out for first place. In terms of uniform volume and maximum speed, the Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 jumps to the top. The regular Arctic P12 is still just behind the P12 Max. Ergo everything about the same as before. Conclusion The only contestants that flat-out won from start to finish were the Noctua NF-A12x25 and Lian Li Uni SL Infinity fans. This proves that Arctic did make some tremendous advances, but there is still some improvement worth doing. ConclusionOverall, the P12 Max is definitely the highest-quality fan we have seen coming from Arctic as of now. Benchmark In principle, the test procedure here looks similar – three equivalent tests are performed, but the fans from the air cooler on the processor, a Ryzen 5 3600X, and the graphics card are set to a fixed speed, so only the case fans make the difference. This Arctic P12 Max test is done in comparison to the same competitor fans in a DeepCool CH510 Mesh Digital. As a load, 3DMark Nightraid is run for 10 minutes and during the 11th run, processor and graphics card temperatures are measured. Test at 1100 RPM By far the weakest fans in this test remain the Alseye X12, apart from that the last places are occupied by the NZXT F120 RGB and the Alphacool Aurora Rise. Case fan at maximum power
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