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Circular saws ranked by max speed

12 circular saws from Craftsman, DEWALT, Makita, Milwaukee and Ryobi, in order of the max speed each maker publishes on its US product page or manual. Highest first. Figures are as published, not tested by us, and makers do not always measure the same way, so treat close figures as close. Each tool is listed once: a bare tool stands for its kits.

#ModelMax speedBlade diameter
=1 GSH01Z Makita, bare tool 6,000 RPM 7-1/4 in
=1 XSH06Z Makita, bare tool 6,000 RPM 7-1/4 in
3 2732-20 Milwaukee, bare tool, discontinued 5,800 RPM 7.25 in
4 XSR01Z Makita, bare tool 5,100 RPM 7-1/4 in
=5 2730-20 Milwaukee, bare tool 5,000 RPM 6-1/2 in
=5 CMCS551B Craftsman, bare tool 5,000 rpm 7-1/4 in
=5 PBLCS302B Ryobi, bare tool 5,000 RPM 7 - 1/4 in
=5 XSH03Z Makita, bare tool 5,000 RPM 6-1/2 in
9 DCS565B DEWALT, bare tool 4,950 rpm 6-1/2 in
10 PSBCS01B Ryobi, bare tool 4,900 RPM 6-1/2 in
11 PCL500B Ryobi, bare tool 4,700 RPM 5-1/2 in
12 DCS571B DEWALT, bare tool 4,500 rpm 4-1/2 in

Not ranked: Craftsman CMCS500B (4,200 rpm (spec table; the same page's features also say up to 4,000 RPM)). The maker's own figures disagree, so we show them on the model page and leave them out of the order.

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