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Samsung heat pump efficiency: 82 outdoor models compared

Samsung has 82 heat pump outdoor models certified with this refrigerant group, in 496 AHRI-certified combinations. Each model is compared with models of the same size and duct type, so the scores below do not depend on which sizes Samsung makes. Ranks are among manufacturers with a QMID on file and at least 10 scored models.

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ManufacturerData as of updated · sources

Outdoor models
82
AHRI certifications
496
Efficiency index
62%
Typical model vs same-size, same-type peers (110 models)
Meet CEE 2025
95.1%
78 models

How Samsung compares with comparable models

For each rating: the share of same-size, same-type models that a typical model of this manufacturer beats (50% is typical), its rank, and the raw median for context. Raw medians are not comparable across manufacturers that make different sizes.
Samsung against every ranked manufacturerPeer scores, 0–100 · grey ticks: each ranked manufacturer · shaded: the middle half of Samsung’s own modelsSamsung is strongest on EER2 (its typical model beats 71% of comparable models) and weakest on COP at 5°F (45%).
  • Samsung
  • Middle half of its models
  • Other ranked manufacturers
Samsung

Source: AHRI Directory, NEEP · as of

Average peer percentile of Samsung’s models
RatingBeats comparable modelsRankRaw median
Efficiency index110 models scored62%5th of 29—
COP at 5°F110 models scored45%24th of 291.99
Capacity retention at 5°F110 models scored66%2nd of 2980%
HSPF2110 models scored60%10th of 299.7
SEER2110 models scored61%5th of 2921.2
EER2110 models scored71%1st of 2913.0
Heating capacity at 5°F110 models scored70%1st of 2917,900 Btu/h

Standards met

Share of Samsung’s models with at least one qualifying certification
StandardShareModels
CEE 2025 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)95.1%78
CEE 2026 Tier 1 (Split ASHP)95.1%78
CEE Advanced Tier (Split ASHP)9.8%8
Xcel Energy Colorado cold-climate ASHP (2025)90.2%74
DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge9.8%8
ENERGY STAR Cold Climate61%50

Sizes and duct types offered

Models per peer group, and how they score against the other models of that group.
Samsung’s models inside each size and duct typeShape: every model of the group · blue: the middle half of this manufacturer’s models there, median dot, 10th–90th percentile line
  • Samsung (median, middle 50%, 10th–90th)
  • All models of the group
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.901,783 modelsDucted, 2 tons2.001,090 modelsDucted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,909 modelsDucted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.002,224 modelsDucted, 5 tons and up2.00321 modelsNon-ducted, up to 1.5 tons1.953,455 modelsNon-ducted, 2 tons2.00863 modelsNon-ducted, 2.5–3 tons2.001,106 modelsNon-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons2.00564 modelsNon-ducted, 5 tons and up2.0585 modelsmedian

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Share of comparable models beaten, per peer group
Size and duct typeModelsIndexCOP@5°FHSPF2SEER2
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons555%32%43%69%
Ducted, 2 tons856%37%54%61%
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons1166%38%69%76%
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons957%50%67%64%
Ducted, 5 tons and up368%42%93%79%
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons4166%58%61%61%
Non-ducted, 2 tons1558%41%47%54%
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons1059%33%59%54%
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons545%24%41%42%
Non-ducted, 5 tons and up373%27%87%64%

Every Samsung model in the market

Samsung’s 110 models with a known size and duct type, over the shape of the whole catalog.
Samsung models by size and ratingColoured: Samsung · grey shapes: all 14,508 models · lines: catalog medians by size
  • Samsung models
  • Ducted median by size
  • Non-ducted median by size
  • Every model at each size (width = count)
  • Standard threshold

Dots: 110 samsung models, each through its representative certification, in the colour of the rating shown. The grey shapes count all 14,508 models, half a ton at a time.
Show the data as a table
COP at 5°F by size and duct type (every model, by rated cooling capacity)
Duct type, sizeModels10th pct.25thMedian75th90th
Ducted, 0.5 tons8261.641.711.751.852.24
Ducted, 1 ton4071.801.902.052.412.45
Ducted, 1.5 tons9921.751.862.002.172.40
Ducted, 2 tons9991.751.862.002.182.30
Ducted, 2.5 tons1,0401.701.802.002.102.36
Ducted, 3 tons6961.801.902.002.102.42
Ducted, 3.5 tons8641.701.802.002.102.46
Ducted, 4 tons7271.801.862.002.122.40
Ducted, 4.5 tons6901.701.801.902.102.20
Ducted, 5 tons861.892.002.102.102.10
Non-ducted, 0.5 tons1,1861.751.801.902.002.22
Non-ducted, 1 ton1,3431.801.801.992.102.21
Non-ducted, 1.5 tons1,2611.801.802.002.102.31
Non-ducted, 2 tons7611.801.982.002.102.30
Non-ducted, 2.5 tons4031.801.852.002.002.10
Non-ducted, 3 tons4731.901.982.002.032.20
Non-ducted, 3.5 tons2802.002.002.002.052.10
Non-ducted, 4 tons2041.962.002.052.102.11
Non-ducted, 4.5 tons781.901.911.952.012.01
Non-ducted, 5 tons841.992.002.052.202.20

Source: AHRI Directory · as of

Top Samsung models

Its top five cold-climate picks and its top five all-around models across sizes (both scores compare each model with models of its own size and duct type, so sizes compare), then, on each single rating, the model that beats the largest share of comparable models.

Cold-climate picks

Top 5 Samsung cold-climate picks across sizes. Qualifies when its capacity retention at 5°F (capacity at 5°F as a share of capacity at 47°F) is at least 70% and Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 are all rated. Score = the equal-weight mean of its peer percentiles on Capacity retention at 5°F, COP at 5°F, HSPF2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100), all from one certified pairing: in each duct type a model is sold in, its qualifying pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2Btu/h @5°FSEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScore
1AR15DXDACWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Max heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR15DXDABWKNAlso listed as AR15DXDABWKX1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted104%2.5011.015,60023.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215222778Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons92.1
2AR70H15CACWXSAMSUNG · Bespoke AI WindFree Pro Max Heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR70H15CACWNAlso listed as AR70H15CAEBX, MWLE015S6S-1P, MWPE015S6S-1P1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted115%2.1011.217,30023.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC2218691701Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons88.0
3AR09DXDACWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Max heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR09DXDABWKNAlso listed as AR09DXDABWKX1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted114%2.1510.512,50025.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215399292Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons86.4
4AM060FCMDCG1SAMSUNG · DVM S Mini5 tons60,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted85%2.1111.056,25023.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3216032696Non-ducted, 5 tons and up84.1
5AM060FCMDCG1SAMSUNG · DVM S Mini5 tons60,000 Btu/h · Ducted85%2.0410.556,25019.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3216016316Ducted, 5 tons and up83.7

All-around best

Top 5 Samsung models on the all-around score across sizes. Score = 50% heating, the mean of its peer percentiles on COP at 5°F, Capacity retention at 5°F, HSPF2, plus 50% cooling, the mean of its peer percentiles on SEER2 and EER2 (share of the other models in its peer group it beats, 0–100). All five ratings are required; there is no minimum heat kept at 5°F. In each duct type a model is sold in, it is scored on its pairing of that type with the best score; equal scores (one decimal) go to the higher cold-climate score, then the higher heating capacity at 5°F.
# · Outdoor modelSize · typeCap. 5/47COP@5°FHSPF2SEER2EER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.Compared withScoreHeating halfCooling halfCold-climate score
1AM060FCMDCG1SAMSUNG · DVM S Mini5 tons60,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted85%2.1111.023.013.8CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3216032696Non-ducted, 5 tons and up91.684.199.184.1
2AM024HCMDCGSAMSUNG · DVM S Mini2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted89%2.1810.726.017.0CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3218717190Non-ducted, 2 tons90.782.998.582.9
3AR09DXDACWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Max heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR09DXDABWKNAlso listed as AR09DXDABWKX1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted114%2.1510.525.016.4CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215399292Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons89.686.492.786.4
4AR15DXDACWKXSAMSUNG · WindFree - Max heat (RAC)with ductless indoor unit AR15DXDABWKNAlso listed as AR15DXDABWKX1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted104%2.5011.023.014.6CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOEES CC1215222778Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons85.992.179.692.1
5AM060FCMDCG1SAMSUNG · DVM S Mini5 tons60,000 Btu/h · Ducted85%2.0410.519.011.7CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3216016316Ducted, 5 tons and up84.683.785.483.7

Best model on each rating

Samsung’s model with the highest peer percentile on each rating, ranked by that one rating only
RatingModelValueCompared withBeatsAHRI ref.
COP at 5°FAR15DXDACWKXAlso listed as AR15DXDABWKX2.50Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons98%215222778
Capacity retention at 5°FAM060FCMDCG185%Ducted, 5 tons and up99%216016316
HSPF2AM060FCMDCG110.5Ducted, 5 tons and up99%216016316
SEER2AM060FCMDCG123.0Non-ducted, 5 tons and up98%216032696
EER2AM024HCMDCG17.0Non-ducted, 2 tons100%218717190
Heating capacity at 5°FAC024DXSCCG54,000 Btu/hNon-ducted, 2 tons100%215220731

All 82 Samsung models in Explore

Samsung size class by size class: cold-climate and all-around

Its best model on each board in every size and duct type it makes. Both scores are 0–100 against every model of that size class (the line on each bar is 50, the typical model there). Cold-climate picks must keep at least 70% of their heat at 5°F; the all-around score needs all five ratings and has no such bar.
Samsung: best cold-climate pick and best all-around model per size and duct type, with how many of its models are on each board (top 5 and 5 per class are in the snapshot)
Size and duct typeCold-climate pickCold-climate score, best modelAll-around bestAll-around score, best model
Ducted, up to 1.5 tons56.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AC009DXSCCGwith ducted air handler AC009DNHDCG5 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 21644174571.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)AC009DXSCCGwith ducted air handler AC009DNLDCG5 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216441743
Ducted, 2 tons64.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AC024FCUPCGwith ducted air handler HE**-XX-5-BC**+TXV+RDS+TDR7 of 8 models qualify · AHRI 21840585579.2(50 is the typical model of its size class)AJ020DXS3CG8 of 8 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216372803
Ducted, 2.5–3 tons80.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)AC036FCUPCGwith ducted air handler CV362B*A+TXV+AEF48BXP11 of 11 models qualify · AHRI 21799339280.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)AC030DXSCCGwith ducted air handler AC030DNHDCG11 of 11 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215385456
Ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons71.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)AC048FCUPCGwith ducted air handler CH606C*C+TXV+AEF60CXP8 of 9 models qualify · AHRI 21799342473.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM048FCMDCGAlso listed as AM048HCMDCS9 of 9 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216014183
Ducted, 5 tons and up83.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM060FCMDCG13 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21601631684.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM060FCMDCG13 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216016316
Non-ducted, up to 1.5 tons92.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)AR15DXDACWKXwith ductless indoor unit AR15DXDABWKNAlso listed as AR15DXDABWKX36 of 41 models qualify · AHRI 21522277889.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)AR09DXDACWKXwith ductless indoor unit AR09DXDABWKNAlso listed as AR09DXDABWKX41 of 41 models have all five ratings · AHRI 215399292
Non-ducted, 2 tons82.9(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM024HCMDCG14 of 15 models qualify · AHRI 21871719090.7(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM024HCMDCG15 of 15 models have all five ratings · AHRI 218717190
Non-ducted, 2.5–3 tons82.5(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM036FCMDCGAlso listed as AM036HCMDCS10 of 10 models qualify · AHRI 21603269378.8(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM036FCMDCGAlso listed as AM036HCMDCS10 of 10 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216032693
Non-ducted, 3.5–4.5 tons57.0(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM048FCMDCGAlso listed as AM048HCMDCS4 of 5 models qualify · AHRI 21603269466.3(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM048FCMDCGAlso listed as AM048HCMDCS5 of 5 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216032694
Non-ducted, 5 tons and up84.1(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM060FCMDCG13 of 3 models qualify · AHRI 21603269691.6(50 is the typical model of its size class)AM060FCMDCG13 of 3 models have all five ratings · AHRI 216032696

All-around board, every manufacturer

Newest Samsung certifications

By AHRI reference number; AHRI issues references in increasing order.
The 5 most recently certified Samsung outdoor models
Outdoor modelSize · typeCOP@5°FCap. 5/47HSPF2SEER2MeetsCombosAHRI ref.
AM024HCMDCGSAMSUNG · DVM S Mini2 tons24,000 Btu/h · Ducted and non-ducted and mixed (multi-zone)1.9989%10.322.5CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC3218717191
AC036FCUPCGSAMSUNGwith ducted air handler SL6*36+TXV+TD2.5 tons32,400 Btu/h · Ducted1.78112%8.415.2CEE 25CEE 26XcelES CC52218701784
MWPE018S6S-1PSAMSUNG · Premium SZ Wall-Mountwith ductless indoor unit MWME018S6-1P1.5 tons18,500 Btu/h · Non-ducted1.9083%9.721.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218691735
MWPE015S6S-1PSAMSUNG · Premium SZ Wall-Mountwith ductless indoor unit MWME015S6-1P1.5 tons15,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.10115%11.223.0CEE 25CEE 26CEE AdvXcelDOE2218691733
MWPE009S6S-1PSAMSUNG · Premium SZ Wall-Mountwith ductless indoor unit MWME009S6-1P1 ton9,000 Btu/h · Non-ducted2.1977%10.525.0CEE 25CEE 26Xcel2218691731

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