Which cree is the brightest

We get that question asked a lot, and to be honest, there is no straight up answer. It is worth noting that the days of measuring brightness by the wattage of a bulb are coming to an end as LEDs continue to gain traction. The best way I can explain it is with this diagram I made up a ways back that shows certain Incandescent bulb wattages and the Lumens they give off so you have an idea of what to compare it to.

As I touched on in the opening paragraph it is hard to straight up compare all of our LEDs as we carry many different kinds. The CXA is a high density array that gives off crazy Lumens for a small footprint as you can see from the output numbers on the product page and in the tables below. If you want more information and other options, keep reading…. The MCE has 3 die in the center all under the same dome. The MCE is good if you want to drive at low currents and still get good output but as far as brightness goes you could definitely do better as other LEDs are capable of being run at much higher currents.

Now that we got the odd ball LEDs out of the way it is time for more straight forward comparisons. We set the LEDs on these boards for you so that you can easily connect power to them and so forth. The board is. This is the standard for testing Lumen output and we pulled all of our information straight from this Cree LED comparison tool and the Luxeon Data sheets.

This is a process called hot binning as it shows the LEDs output when running at hotter temperatures. Just make sure look at the test temperature listed so you know what to expect and understand the difference.

Color temperature has a direct effect on brightness. Neutral white is the middle ground usually around 4,,K. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website. LEDs are no longer the most expensive portion of an LED lighting system, but they fundamentally determine the overall system performance and cost.

Lighting manufacturers can drastically reduce the size and cost of their lighting system design by using fewer, more-reliable LEDs to achieve the same brightness. XHP LEDs enable new lighting designs that require fewer optics, a smaller printed circuit board, a smaller housing and less handling. It produces a very focused beam with a tight center-spot. A good example of this, is the Manker MK For the Output also increased a small amount, to lumens.

With the XHP70, lumen density was increased… again. Naturally, output was increased… again! This time, it reaches an astounding lumens! This includes higher lumen density, higher voltage characteristics, reliability and optical performance when compared to the XHP Many new variations of popular lights were released with neutral white and some warm white LED bins.

Although a popular alternative to the standard cool white LED color, the warmer tint bins featured fewer lumens due to the thicker LED coatings. The internet is full of them. And many that do, routinely inflate their lumens to and above. As noted in the XM-L section, the T6 bin is limited to slightly less than lumens. The consumer should be aware of these blatant inaccuracies. Something else to keep in mind, are the output estimates from CREE.

Some lights have better-designed optics to alleviate lost output.