Are Shuttle XPCs Silent?
 Shuttle XPCs are supposed to be eyecatchers and not a source of noise in the background. The SilentX technology helps Shuttle manage this challenge and make Shuttle XPCs even acoustically the ideal center of digital life right in your living room.
This technology includes the patented I.C.E. heatpipe cooling solution with a linear controlled fan, intelligent heat dissipation and efficient SilentX power supply units. In order to obtain measured noise values of various Shuttle products, please refer to the section „Acoustic Reports“ on our website. Shuttle recommends to activate Smart Fan or Ultra-Low Mode to achieve lowest noise levels.
The following table is an extract of the most important values:
Overview of the results
Shuttle XPC
Barebone |
Shuttle
Mainboard |
Processor |
Idle
Mode
[dB] |
Full
Load
[dB] |
Ultra-
Low
[dB] |
Low
[dB] |
Mid
[dB] |
Full
[dB] |
| SB61G2 |
FB61 v1.x/V2.x |
Intel P4 3.0 GHz |
34.6 |
36.3 |
35.2 |
37.5 |
42.2 |
42.9 |
| SB81P |
FB81 V1.x |
Intel P4 3.6 GHz Prescott |
33.2 |
37.2 |
30.0 |
33.2 |
37.1 |
45.7 |
| SB83G5/M |
FB83 V1.x |
Intel P4 EE 3.46 GHz Prescott |
31.2 |
31.5 |
31.0 |
31.1 |
37.1 |
52.9 |
| SB86i BTX |
FB86 V1.x |
Intel P4 3.6 GHz Prescott |
33.1 |
37.0 |
33.4 |
38.1 |
45.0 |
56.0 |
| SB95P |
FB95 |
Intel P4 EE 3.46 GHz Prescott |
31.2 |
31.5 |
31.0 |
31.1 |
37.1 |
52.9 |
| SB95PV2 |
FB95 V2.x |
Intel P4 EE 3.46 GHz Prescott |
31.2 |
31.5 |
31.0 |
31.1 |
37.1 |
52.9 |
| SD11G5 |
FD11 V1.x |
Intel Pent. M 760, 2.0 GHz |
23.4 |
24.5 |
23.5 |
23.9 |
29.4 |
43.8 |
| SD36G5/M |
FD36 V1.x |
Intel P4 660, 3.6 GHz |
32.0 |
33.1 |
31.0 |
32.5 |
42.0 |
47.8 |
| SK83G |
FX83 V1.x |
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ |
30.2 |
31.3 |
29.9 |
32.2 |
42.3 |
49.4 |
| SN21G5 |
FN21 V1.x |
AMD Athlon 64 4800+ |
31.1 |
34.4 |
29.5 |
32.4 |
43.2 |
50.4 |
| SN25P |
FN25 V1.x/V2.x |
AMD Athlon 64 FX55 2.6GHz |
31.4 |
31.6 |
31.1 |
33.1 |
38.5 |
48.1 |
| SN26P SLI |
FN26 V1.x |
AMD Athlon 64 FX55 2.6GHz |
30.8 |
36.5 |
31.4 |
34.1 |
40.3 |
49.8 |
| SN85G4/V2/V3 |
FN85 V1.0/V2.5 |
AMD Athlon 64 3400+ |
31.7 |
32.9 |
29.1 |
35.0 |
39.2 |
46.5 |
| SN95G5/V2/V3 |
FN95 V1.x/V2.0 |
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ |
28.8 |
29.3 |
29.1 |
32.2 |
42.2 |
47.9 |
| SS58G2 |
FS58 V1.x |
Intel P4 3.8 GHz Prescott |
28.7 |
32.8 |
28.5 |
30.3 |
44.6 |
47.8 |
| ST20G5 |
FT20 V1.x |
AMD Athlon 64 FX55 2.6GHz |
28.3 |
30.1 |
27.5 |
30.8 |
43.2 |
48.7 |
| ST61G4 |
FT61 V1.x |
Intel P4 3.2 GHz |
32.3 |
33.4 |
32.8 |
36.2 |
37.3 |
41.1 |
| ST62K |
FT62 V1.x |
Intel P4 3.06 GHz |
28.3 |
29.5 |
28.5 |
32.3 |
36.6 |
44.4 |
You can download the complete test reports here: Acoustic Reports |