Noise Level Estimator

Where the numbers come from

The 24 dB figures are estimates at normal print speed, drawn from community measurements, manufacturer specs and reviewer tests. Printers without a figure are shown at 50 dB as a placeholder until a measurement is added.

The room picker uses two limits: 45 dB or less for a bedroom and 52 dB or less for an office or living room. 6 of the 24 measured printers pass the bedroom limit and 17 pass the office limit. A workshop or garage has no limit.

Resin printers are quieter as a group: they average 42 dB against 52 dB for the measured FDM printers.

Quietest and loudest

Every measured printer by noise band

• Very Quiet (5): Anycubic Photon Mono 4 (40 dB), Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra (42 dB), Phrozen Sonic Mini 8K S (42 dB), Longer Orange 4K (43 dB), Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra (44 dB)
• Quiet (6): Prusa MK4S (45 dB), Bambu Lab A1 Mini (46 dB), Bambu Lab A1 Combo (48 dB), Prusa XL (48 dB), Kingroon KP3S Pro V2 (48 dB), Bambu Lab P2S (48 dB)
• Moderate (10): Bambu Lab P1S (50 dB), Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro (50 dB), Voxelab Aquila X2 (50 dB), Creality Ender 3 V3 SE (52 dB), Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo (52 dB), QIDI X-Plus 3 (52 dB), Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro (54 dB), QIDI X-Max 3 (54 dB), Creality Ender 3 V3 (55 dB), Creality K2 Plus (55 dB)
• Loud (3): Artillery Sidewinder X4 Plus (56 dB), Sovol SV08 (58 dB), Creality K1 Max (60 dB)

For scale, the meter above marks 40 dB as a library, 50 dB as a quiet office and 60 dB as a loud conversation.