How Tom's Hardware grades
Across 86 products that Tom's Hardware and at least one other outlet scored, Tom's Hardware's score sits 0.14 below the consensus on average, on a 5-point scale. That makes it number 5 of 17 from toughest to most generous among the outlets we track.
-0.14
average gap from the consensus
3.94
average score, of 5
46
products scored below the others
27
scored above (13 level)
Where Tom's Hardware was toughest
| Product | Printed | Of 5 | Consensus | Gap | Outlets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glorious GMMK Pro | 2.5/5 | 2.50 | 3.80 | -1.30 | 5 |
| Noctua NH-D15 G2 | 2.5/5 | 2.50 | 3.50 | -1.00 | 2 |
| SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 | 3/5 | 3.00 | 3.97 | -0.97 | 7 |
| Royal Kludge RK84 | 2.5/5 | 2.50 | 3.45 | -0.95 | 2 |
| Asus ZenWifi BQ16 Pro (2-Pack) | 3.5/5 | 3.50 | 4.38 | -0.87 | 4 |
Where Tom's Hardware was most generous
| Product | Printed | Of 5 | Consensus | Gap | Outlets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro | 4.5/5 | 4.50 | 3.58 | +0.92 | 2 |
| Geekom A9 Max 2026 Edition | 4/5 | 4.00 | 3.43 | +0.57 | 3 |
| WD_BLACK SN850X with Heatsink | 4/5 | 4.00 | 3.50 | +0.50 | 2 |
| NuPhy Air75 V2 | 4.5/5 | 4.50 | 4.00 | +0.50 | 4 |
| ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27UCDM | 5/5 | 5.00 | 4.54 | +0.46 | 5 |
By category
Categories where Tom's Hardware scored 3 or more products.
- Best Wireless Mice-0.43 · 5 products
- Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems-0.35 · 5 products
- Best PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs-0.09 · 5 products
- Best 3D Printers Under $500+0.19 · 5 products
- Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems For Large Homes-0.49 · 4 products
- Best Laser Engravers+0.05 · 4 products
- Best SSDs for PS5 Upgrade+0.21 · 4 products
- Best Mechanical Keyboards-0.27 · 3 products
- Best AIO Liquid CPU Coolers-0.16 · 3 products
- Best VR Headsets+0.02 · 3 products
Every comparison
Sorted from toughest to most generous. The printed score links to Tom's Hardware's review. The consensus is the average of every printed score on that product, Tom's Hardware's included.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Only scores Tom's Hardware printed on its own page count; numbers read out of article text or video by software are left out. We don't test products. How we measured this.