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Fastest cordless drills

Ranked by top no-load speed. High revolutions suit small bits and hole saws; big augers are driven by torque, not speed.

Top 10 of 63 Cordless drills · No-load speed, high → low · US prices
  1. 1 Metabo SB 18 LTX-3 BL Q I Metabo SB 18 LTX-3 BL Q I Same figure as SB 18 LTX-3 BL Q I
    4,000 rpm
  2. 2 Milwaukee 0101-20 Milwaukee 0101-20
    4,000 rpm
  3. 3 DeWalt 12-VSR-PISTOL-GRIP-HAMMER-DRILL DeWalt DWD520 Same figure as DWD520K
    3,500 rpm
  4. 4 Milwaukee 5380-21 Milwaukee 5380-21
    3,500 rpm
  5. 5 HiKOKI Bev 1300-2 Drill Metabo HPT Bev 1300-2 Drill
    3,100 rpm
  6. 6 HiKOKI D10VF Metabo HPT D10VF
    3,000 rpm
  7. 7 HiKOKI DV16V Metabo HPT DV16V
    2,900 rpm
  8. 8 DeWalt 12-SINGLE-SPEED-HAMMER-DRILL DeWalt DWE5010
    2,800 rpm
  9. 9 Milwaukee 0233-20 Milwaukee 0233-20 Same figure as 5376-20
    2,800 rpm
  10. 10 DeWalt 12-13-MM-VSR-SINGLE-SPEED-HAMMER-DRILL DeWalt DW511
    2,700 rpm

Ranked on the manufacturer’s published No-load speed, converted to imperial units, for tools on sale in US. Where a brand quotes one figure across several SKUs they share a single place. See all Cordless drills →

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