Cooling

Arctic P8 Max High-Performance 80mm PWM Fan Review

Performance

These fans are powerful. They may be small, but with speeds of up to 5000 RPM, they really can shift some seriously high airflow despite their size. 50% RPM managed to deliver 66.09 CFM and 100% was 105.25 CFM, which is about the same as an NZXT F120 RGB Core, a much larger fan, so pretty impressive really. The fan isn’t even as loud as I expected, and while it’s still pretty audible at lower RPM, it’s really not that bad compared to some 120mm and 140mm fans! The 100% speed is shockingly low at 44.8 dBa. I tested some 80mm fans on a server AIO a few weeks back and the fans were extremely loud, these are anything but.

Recorded Fan Speed

50% PWM – 2640 RPM
100% PWM – 4971 RPM

Airflow Performance

50% Fans Speed – 66.09 CFM
100 % Fan Speed – 105.25 CFM

Acoustic Output

50% – 40.4 dBA
100% – 44.8 dBA

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Peter Donnell

As a child still in my 30's (but not for long), I spend my day combining my love of music and movies with a life-long passion for gaming, from arcade classics and retro consoles to the latest high-end PC and console games. So it's no wonder I write about tech and test the latest hardware while I enjoy my hobbies!