The Best 120mm Case Fan Shootout: Arctic vs. be quiet!, BlackNoise, Noctua, Scythe & SilverStone

Here's the follow-up to my popular radiator fan roundup (https://youtu.be/W2Zis8RjcX8), this time looking at case fan performance. Here are the contenders:

(1) Arctic F12 PWM: https://amzn.to/2MxDLA4
(2) Arctic F120 BioniX PWM: https://amzn.to/2XXaG6A
(3) WINNER - Price/Performance: Arctic P12 PWM: https://amzn.to/3cGXS9X
Also available as a 5-pack! - https://amzn.to/2MxtZy3
HUGE UPDATE! - P12 now available in an ARGB version! - https://amzn.to/3oKBS4w
(4) be quiet! Silent Wings 3 PWM BL064: https://amzn.to/3dAsnPZ
(5) Blacknoise NB-eLoop PWM 1500RPM: https://amzn.to/3ePeWfa
(6) Noctua NF-A12x25: https://amzn.to/2A3dSWj
(7) Noctua NF-P12 Redux-1700 PWM: https://amzn.to/3gV3Yqn
(8) WINNER - Best Performer: Scythe Kaze Flex 1200RPM PWM: https://amzn.to/3eByNPI
HUGE NEWS! Scythe Kaze Flex BLACK 1500RPM now available! - https://amzn.to/3guipD0
(9) SilverStone AP120i-Pro: https://amzn.to/308KxnV
(10) WINNER - Performance/ARGB: SilverStone AB120R-ARGB: https://amzn.to/30mpTRF

And here's my test bench:
(1) Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500DX White: https://amzn.to/2Y0hTCZ
(2) Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2: https://amzn.to/340yj0B
(3) AMD Ryzen 5 3600X: https://amzn.to/36ZL3pV
(4) EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black: https://amzn.to/2A65nK1
(5) Corsair 2x8GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200 White: https://amzn.to/2Y1HdZl

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Chapters - thank you to viewer buleini for compiling!
0:00 Introduction and test setup - Filling with hot air
1:30 Ten Contestants - Approximate USD prices
3:18 Test platform
3:30 Special thanks to Blacknoise
3:53 Test methodology
5:13 Idle at the Desktop Benchmark
6:18 Load Benchmark with 3DMark Fire Strike Combined
7:18 Arctic F12 PWM at 762rpm/30dB
7:29 Arctic F120 BioniX at 775rpm/30dB
7:40 Arctic P12 PWM at 1025rpm/30dB
7:51 be quiet! Silent Wings 3 at 872rpm/30dB
8:00 Noctua NF-A12x25 at 1022rpm/30dB
8:11 Noctua NF-P12 Redux at 767rpm/30dB
8:22 Blacknoise NB e-Loop at 894rpm/30dB
8:31 Scythe Kaze Flex PWM at 722rpm/30dB
8:43 SilverStone AP120i-Pro at 872rpm/36dB
8:50 SilverStone AB120R at 800rpm/30dB
9:02 Temperature and Sound Measurements at 1300rpm
11:44 Arctic F12 PWM at 1310rpm/42dB
11:54 Arctic F120 BioniX at 1311rpm/41dB
12:00 Arctic P12 PWM at 1300rpm/34dB
12:12 be quiet! Silent Wings 3 at 1315rpm/36dB
12:23 Noctua NF-A12x25 at 1300rpm/32dB
12:34 Noctua NF-P12 Redux at 1290rpm/42dB
12:44 Blacknoise NB e-Loop at 1288rpm/39dB
12:53 Scythe Kaze Flex PWM at 1198rpm/40dB
13:04 SilverStone AP120i-Pro at 1295rpm/42dB
13:13 SilverStone AB120R at 1285rpm/41dB
13:24 Temperature and Sound Measurements at maximum fan speeds
14:54 Arctic F120 BioniX at 1973rpm/57dB
15:02 Noctua NF-A12x25 at 2008rpm/44dB
15:10 Scythe Kaze Flex PWM at 1198rpm/40dB
15:13 Conclusion & Recommendations
21:00 Looking Forward: 140mm Fan Round Up, comments in advance?

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