Performance Testing

Please refer to the dedicated test setup page here as it applies to this review as well and I did not want to go over it separately to save on review space.


Let's remind ourselves that the fan is rated for 650–1800 RPM (+/- 10%). Cooler Master sent over three fans in total with a triple pack, and they hit an average of 1723 RPM at 100% PWM duty cycle and went down to an average of 645 RPM at 28% PWM duty cycle before remaining constant all the way down to 1%. There was not a lot of variation between the three samples, which is nice to see, and the RPM profile in the response range is quite linear while matching the rated RPM range.

Context is needed to talk more about the fan's performance and noise, so I have below comparison charts for some fans tested so far at set RPM values (or as near as they can get to those).


I have included fans in charts where the rated RPM is within 50 RPM of the chart cutoff point, and fans either too old or simply redundant because an updated version has been introduced have also been removed. In addition, I have removed fans that only appear once or twice in the charts above since they are not good for comparison as more entries are added to the test database. The specific RPM values chosen reflect usage scenarios most popular with watercooling even though some fans go higher. The charts are to be considered for comparison within this result set only and are not to be compared with results from another test elsewhere owing to different testing conditions.

Sigh...I suppose I had an inclination on where this fan would land when I saw the rated specs and fan design, and the best thing I can say about the MF120 Halo is that it outperforms the CORSAIR equivalent fan in the iCUE QL120. Otherwise, there is not much else to say here that is worth it. It ends up between the CORSAIR dual-loop RGB fan and single-loop RGB fan in terms of pure performance, with fan noise higher than some of the better-performing fans, too. A static pressure optimized fan this is not!