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Samsung heat pumps: how do their ratings compare?

A typical Samsung heat pump beats 62% of similar heat pumps (same size and type), which is well above average. Samsung has 55 heat pump models in this list.

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Overall score

62%

of similar heat pumps beaten by its typical model

Well above average

Ranked 6 among brands with a QMID on file. Based on 85 models with every rating.

Samsung, rating by ratingStrongest on heating power kept at 5°f (beats 84%), weakest on efficiency on a 5°f day (beats 48%).
  • Efficiency on a 5°F dayCOP at 5°FBeats 48%
  • Heating power kept at 5°FCapacity at 5°F vs 47°FBeats 84%
  • Winter-long heating efficiencyHSPF2Beats 55%
  • Summer-long cooling efficiencySEER2Beats 64%
  • Hot-day cooling efficiencyEER2Beats 58%

Average (50%)

Each bar: the share of similar heat pumps a typical model beats on that rating.

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  • 86%

    meet CEE 2025 Tier 1, the level many utility rebates use.

    47 models. All brands: 48%.

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  • 89%

    meet Xcel Energy Colorado’s cold-climate rebate levels.

    49 models. All brands: 38%.

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  • 9%

    reach the cold-climate tier: full heating output and a COP of 2.1 or more at 5°F.

    5 models. All brands: 1%.

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Top Samsung cold-climate picks, by size

Only units that keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F, ranked on heat kept, efficiency at 5°F and seasonal efficiency (HSPF2), against units their size.

Showing Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons (39,000–56,999 Btu/h cooling). What size is my system?

8 of Samsung’s 9 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1AC060BXUPCHwith ducted air handler L(E,G)M60E4Samsung4.5 tons · 56,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 102% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE Advanced, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    102% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.34 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    9.0 (HSPF2)
    Good
    86.4score / 100
  2. 2AC048BXUPCHwith ducted air handler L(E,G)M48D4Samsung4 tons · 47,500 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 105% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE Advanced, DOE CCHP, ENERGY STAR CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    105% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.35 (COP at 5°F)
    Great
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.5 (HSPF2)
    Good
    83.3score / 100
  3. 3AC042BXADCHwith ducted air handler AC042BNHDCHSamsung3.5 tons · 42,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 101% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    101% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.84 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.4 (HSPF2)
    Good
    64.3score / 100
  4. 4AM053NXMDCRSamsungAlso listed as AM053TXMDCH4.5 tons · 53,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 81% of its heat at 5°FMeets none of the standards tracked here
    Heat kept at 5°F
    81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.8 (HSPF2)
    Good
    61.8score / 100
  5. 5AM048NXMDCRSamsungAlso listed as AM048TXMDCH4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctedKeeps 79% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    79% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.90 (COP at 5°F)
    Below the middle
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.8 (HSPF2)
    Good
    61.7score / 100

These are certified test ratings, not a recommendation for your home. The right size comes from a load calculation by a contractor.

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