# Disappointing print speed

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**Category:** Sovol Zero\
**Created:** [November 20, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053 "2025-11-20T08:46:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![wrusman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@wrusman](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/wrusman)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/1 "2025-11-20T08:46:07Z")

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I’m fiddling around with the zero, but I must say I find the speed underwhelming.

Whenever I slice a benchy with default PETG profiles and 10% infill for the Zero it will take roughly 45 minutes, on it’s bigger brother the sv08 it will take approximately 30 minutes.

That’s not what I expected

I can crank up the speed to 300% and it will still print fine, but the total print time is still nowhere near the speed I expected from the headlines in the ad.

Are there updated profiles anywhere or is this just a case of endless fiddling around trying to get the max speed ?

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**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/2 "2025-11-20T09:24:43Z")

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If I remember right, the pre-sliced Benchy on the USB printed at 8:45 min.  
The stock profiles for the Zero have a more reasonable speed, a little faster then the A1 Mini.

If you didn’t get any files on the USB, you can find them here.

> **[SOVOL ZERO](https://wiki.sovol3d.com/en/sovol-zero)**

**EDIT:** I edited my post to post the real Benchy speed at 8:45 min.

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**Author:** ![wrusman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@wrusman](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/wrusman)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/3 "2025-11-20T15:22:13Z")

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There was no benchy on the usb, but I found a gcode version that some engineer at sovol apparently sliced with insane settings, it printed in 8 minutes but was far from perfect.

I just find it strange that the default profiles are worse speed wise than the sv08

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**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/4 "2025-11-20T17:17:40Z")

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Where did you find this profile?

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**Author:** ![Lion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/lion/32/5586_2.png) [@Lion](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Lion)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/5 "2025-11-20T18:23:08Z")

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I edited my post above after looking for the Benchy that came with the Zero, it was at 8:45 min.

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**Author:** ![rpcyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@rpcyan](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/rpcyan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/6 "2025-11-20T18:53:11Z")

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I am also surprised that the Zero would be slower than the SV08 (although the SV08 Max is the closer comparison architecturally).

Could you post or link their 8:45 speed benchy? Then I can compare those insane settings to the stock profile, maybe split the difference between them to create a faster profile that isn’t so “far from perfect”

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**Author:** ![mich0111](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/mich0111/32/1176_2.png) [@mich0111](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/mich0111)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/7 "2025-11-20T19:03:37Z")

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You’ll find it in this post:

> [@No Benchy file on USB](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/no-benchy-file-on-usb/7412/12):
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> Sovol has returned from their four day workers holiday and they emailed me the Zero speed boat Benchy files. [Zero-Benchy-08min22s.gcode](https://forum.sovol3d.com/uploads/short-url/b3f1g4sGHrHUlZpMlQPKPC5fR2t.gcode) (1.7 MB) [Zero-Benchy-08m22s.3mf](https://forum.sovol3d.com/uploads/short-url/gd6N6r7eBe9pmgw8pa3soeftvVD.3mf) (2.4 MB) It’s very cool to print an 8 minute 22 second Benchy. It’s not the prertiest Benchy I’ve ever seen but it’s not a thin hollowed out Benchy in name only. It’s very substantial, and the printing at that speed and acceleration is a bit scary. I’m not going to run the Zero at that speed, impressive as it is. I’m more i…

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**Author:** ![rpcyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@rpcyan](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/rpcyan)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/8 "2025-11-21T07:07:45Z")

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OK, here are the differences between stock and speedBenchy. I also made an intermediate column that splits the difference.

Not sure when I’ll get around to turning this into some new profiles, but I’ll post them here if somebody doesn’t beat me to it!

| | Stock | speedBenchy | Intermediate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benchy Time | 31m11s | 8m22 | 20m? |
| | | | |
| accel\_to\_decel\_factor | 25% | 50% | 37% |
| additional\_cooling\_fan\_speed | 75 | 100 | 87 |
| bridge\_acceleration | 50% | 100% | 75% |
| bridge\_flow | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| bridge\_speed | 50 | 200 | 125 |
| brim\_type | auto\_brim | outer\_only | ? |
| brim\_width | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| deretraction\_speed | 40 | 60 | 50 |
| elefant\_foot\_compensation | 0 | 0.1 | 0.05 |
| enable\_extra\_bridge\_layer | disabled | | ? |
| enable\_pressure\_advance | 1 | 0 | ? |
| extrusion\_rate\_smoothing\_external\_perimeter\_only | 0 | | ? |
| fan\_cooling\_layer\_time | 80 | 10 | 45 |
| fan\_min\_speed | 70 | 100 | 87 |
| filament\_max\_volumetric\_speed | 21 | 50 | 35 |
| filter\_out\_gap\_fill | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| fuzzy\_skin\_noise\_type | classic | | ? |
| fuzzy\_skin\_octaves | 4 | | ? |
| fuzzy\_skin\_persistence | 0.5 | | ? |
| fuzzy\_skin\_point\_distance | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.55 |
| fuzzy\_skin\_scale | 1 | | ? |
| fuzzy\_skin\_thickness | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.25 |
| gap\_fill\_target | nowhere | topbottom | ? |
| gap\_infill\_speed | 200 | 400 | 300 |
| infill\_direction | 45 | 0 | ? |
| infill\_wall\_overlap | 15% | 10% | 13% |
| initial\_layer\_acceleration | 1000 | 20000 | 10500 |
| initial\_layer\_infill\_speed | 105 | 300 | 202 |
| initial\_layer\_jerk | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| initial\_layer\_line\_width | 0.42 | 0.5 | 0.46 |
| initial\_layer\_speed | 55 | 300 | 177 |
| initial\_layer\_travel\_speed | 60% | 100% | 80% |
| inner\_wall\_acceleration | 12000 | 0 | 6000 |
| inner\_wall\_jerk | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| inner\_wall\_line\_width | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.45 |
| inner\_wall\_speed | 400 | 500 | 450 |
| internal\_bridge\_angle | 0 | | ? |
| internal\_bridge\_density | 100% | | ? |
| internal\_bridge\_fan\_speed | -1 | | ? |
| internal\_bridge\_flow | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| internal\_solid\_infill\_line\_width | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.50 |
| internal\_solid\_infill\_speed | 200 | 250 | 225 |
| ironing\_inset | 0 | | ? |
| lattice\_angle\_1 | -45 | | ? |
| lattice\_angle\_1 | 45 | | ? |
| layer\_height | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| line\_width | 0.4 | 0.50 | 0.45 |
| machine\_max\_jerk\_e | 2.5 | 5 | 3.7 |
| machine\_max\_jerk\_x | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| machine\_max\_jerk\_y | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| machine\_max\_speed\_e | 50 | 150 | 100 |
| max\_travel\_detour\_distance | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| minimum\_sparse\_infill\_area | 15% | 0% | 8% |
| nozzle\_temperature | 210 | 215 | 213 |
| nozzle\_temperature\_initial\_layer | 230 | 255 | 243 |
| nozzle\_temperature\_range\_high | 250 | 350 | 300 |
| only\_one\_wall\_first\_layer | 0 | 1 | ? |
| only\_one\_wall\_top | 1 | 0 | ? |
| outer\_wall\_acceleration | 10000 | 0 | 5000 |
| outer\_wall\_jerk | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| outer\_wall\_line\_width | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.45 |
| outer\_wall\_speed | 350 | 500 | 425 |
| overhang\_2\_4\_speed | 50 | 120 | 85 |
| overhang\_3\_4\_speed | 30 | 80 | 55 |
| overhang\_4\_4\_speed | 20 | 50 | 35 |
| precise\_outer\_wall | 1 | 0 | ? |
| precise\_z\_height | 1 | 0 | ? |
| pressure\_advance | 0.032 | 0.020 | 0.026 |
| reduce\_crossing\_wall | 1 | 0 | ? |
| retract\_lift\_below | 150 | 140 | 145 |
| retraction\_length | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| retraction\_minimum\_travel | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| retraction\_speed | 40 | 60 | 50 |
| single\_loop\_draft\_shield | 0 | | ? |
| skirt\_distance | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.65 |
| slow\_down\_layer\_time | 5 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| solid\_infill\_direction | 45 | 0 | ? |
| sparse\_infill\_line\_width | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.50 |
| spiral\_finishing\_flow\_ratio | 0 | | ? |
| spiral\_starting\_flow\_ratio | 0 | | ? |
| supertack\_plate\_temp | 35 | | ? |
| supertack\_plate\_temp\_initial\_layer | 35 | | ? |
| support\_base\_pattern\_spacing | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| support\_bottom\_interface\_spacing | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.35 |
| support\_bottom\_z\_distance | 0.235 | 0.2 | 0.217 |
| support\_interface\_pattern | grid | auto | ? |
| support\_interface\_spacing | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.35 |
| support\_interface\_top\_layers | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| support\_line\_width | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.47 |
| support\_object\_first\_layer\_gap | 0.2 | | ? |
| support\_speed | 100 | 300 | 200 |
| support\_style | default | snug | ? |
| support\_threshold\_overlap | 50% | | ? |
| support\_top\_z\_distance | 0.235 | 0.200 | 0.218 |
| support\_type | tree(auto) | normal(auto) | ? |
| thick\_bridges | 1 | 0 | ? |
| top\_shell\_layers | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| top\_solid\_infill\_flow\_ratio | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.95 |
| top\_surface\_acceleration | 5000 | 40000 | 22500 |
| top\_surface\_jerk | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| top\_surface\_line\_width | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| top\_surface\_speed | 200 | 250 | 225 |
| travel\_jerk | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| travel\_speed | 1000 | 1200 | 1100 |
| wall\_direction | auto | cw | ? |
| wall\_sequence | inner wall / outer wall | inner-outer-inner | ? |
| wipe | 1 | 0 | ? |
| z\_hop | 0.4 | 0 | 0.2 |
| first\_layer\_temperature | 230 | 255 | 243 |

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**Author:** ![wrusman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@wrusman](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/wrusman)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/9 "2025-11-27T13:21:31Z")

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I made some profiles according to these settings and the print speed did indeed improve.. but the quality was dramatic

So I guess the advertised print speeds were just theoretical

nevertheless still a nicely built and functioning printer for this money, a big bang for the buck

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**Author:** ![rpcyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@rpcyan](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/rpcyan)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/10 "2025-12-04T19:09:34Z")

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Nice! An export of your profile, and perhaps some photos of the quality issues you’re observing, would be greatly appreciated.

My impression is that the bigger brand put in the labor into making well-tuned profiles, so even 6+ months after release the Zero is still at a bit of a disadvantage.

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**Author:** ![cardoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@cardoc](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/cardoc)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/11 "2025-12-05T00:13:49Z")

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> [@rpcyan](#):
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> My impression is that the bigger brand put in the labor

This is entirely true. I’ve seen reports that Big B had 100 mules running 24/7 for 6 months prior to their last product release. You can spend $2M on R&D when you expect to move 500K units.

Sovol can’t when they expect to move 10K units. Sovol does minimal R&D but that is carried through to a lower price point.

Big B also LOCKS their system and does everything they can to lock you into their consumables. With a huge margin on filament they can also justify more R&D dollars. As a hobbyist I prefer to support the small guy with the EXPECTATION I’m gonna have to tweak and tune.

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**Author:** ![nuclearmistake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/nuclearmistake/32/5404_2.png) [@nuclearmistake](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/nuclearmistake)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/12 "2026-01-31T13:08:57Z")

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The filament AND printer of the speedbenchy are modified… NOT just the process profile. The speedbenchy uses a specific filament profile that has much higher maximum volumetric flow rate.

To get anything near the speedbenchy, you have to be doing a maximum of about 50 mm^3/s flow (the bottom-most setting)

Printer / Extruder 1 has 0.35 retraction and NO z-hop

filament:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/sovolforum/original/2X/0/022dbb3b8ba391cbf077e14a911aca0a9899bcfb.png)

After slicing, the maximum speed of any part of the 8:45 benchy is 403mm/s and the maximum flow is 50.49 mm^3/s

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**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/Matt)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/13 "2026-01-31T15:51:18Z")

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> [@cardoc](#):
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> I prefer to support the small guy with the EXPECTATION I’m gonna have to tweak and tune.

That’s half the fun of owning things like these, IMHO. I enjoy personalising & improving things.

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**Author:** ![ander1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@ander1](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/ander1)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/14 "2026-02-06T11:27:59Z")

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The \*\*Sovol Zero\*\*'s speedbenchy numbers aren’t practical defaults. Benchy employs a unique filament profile with a significantly greater volumetric flow. stock hotend tops out around ~50 mm³/s, so after you achieve that, increased speeds in the slicer don’t matter.

no z-hop + brief retraction is correct, accel and flow are the true constraints. tune melt capacity first, not XY speed. speedbenchy is a demo, not what the printer does out of the box.

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**Author:** ![tektalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.sovol3d.com/tektalon/32/5391_2.png) [@tektalon](https://forum.sovol3d.com/u/tektalon)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.sovol3d.com/t/disappointing-print-speed/9053/15 "2026-02-06T13:24:38Z")

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i wanted to finish a roll of cheap PETG and played around a bit just for shits and giggles and in the end had good looking benchy in 10:39 … no 8:xx but we’re talking PETG here and you could still go more insane … these were settings still i felt very confortable with .. but the roll was finally empty ^^