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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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Share of this brand’s models that meet the efficiency levels rebate programs use. Programs can have other rules too.

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

6 of Samsung’s 7 models of this size and type qualify.

  1. 1AM053NXMDCRSamsungAlso listed as AM053TXMDCH4.5 tons · 53,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 81% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    81% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Good
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    71.9score / 100
  2. 2AM048NXMDCRSamsung4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 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
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    71.2score / 100
  3. 3AM048TXMDCHSamsung4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 70% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    70% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Below the middle
    Efficiency at 5°F
    2.00 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    10.0 (HSPF2)
    Great
    67.0score / 100
  4. 4AC042BXADCHwith ductless indoor unit AC042BN4DCHSamsung3.5 tons · 42,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 104% of its heat at 5°FMeets CEE 2025, CEE 2026, Xcel CC
    Heat kept at 5°F
    104% (Capacity at 5°F vs 47°F)
    Top 10%
    Efficiency at 5°F
    1.98 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.7 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    55.1score / 100
  5. 5AC048BXADCHwith ductless indoor unit AC048BN4DCHSamsung4 tons · 48,000 Btu/h · DuctlessKeeps 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
    1.98 (COP at 5°F)
    Good
    Seasonal efficiency
    8.6 (HSPF2)
    Below the middle
    39.9score / 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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