103 5–10 kw diesel generator models side by side — power, phase, sound level, weight and fuel tank capacity, compiled from manufacturer specification sheets.
| Model | Standby | Phase | Sound | Weight | Fuel tank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohler 5EFKOD | 5.0 kW | 1 | — | 222.0 kg | — |
| Northern Lights M673LD3 | 5.0 kW | 1 | — | 171.0 kg | — |
| Northern Lights M673 | 5.0 kW | 1 | 75.0 dBA | 38.0 kg | 100.0 L |
| Cummins/Onan 5.0 MDKUB | 5.0 kW | 1-phase | — | 172.4 kg | — |
| Kohler 6RFOY | 5.0 kW | 1 | — | 306.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan DNAA | 5.0 kW | — | — | — | — |
| John Deere AC-G6000KD | 5.0 kW | single | — | — | 9.8 L |
| Northern Lights NL673L4 | 5.0 kW | Single Phase | — | 178.0 kg | — |
| John Deere CC-G6000KD | 5.0 kW | single | — | — | 9.8 L |
| Gillette GPED-65EK | 5.0 kW | — | 78.0 dBA | 94.07 kg | 15.0 L |
| Kohler 5EOZ | 5.0 kW | — | — | — | — |
| SDMO DIESEL 6000 E XL | 5.2 kW | 1 | 79.0 dBA | 103.0 kg | 16.0 L |
| SDMO DIESEL 6500 TE XL | 5.2 kW | 1/3 | 79.0 dBA | 108.0 kg | 16.0 L |
| SDMO DIESEL 6000 E SILENCE | 5.2 kW | 1 | 59.0 dBA | 198.0 kg | 27.0 L |
| SDMO DIESEL 6500 TE SILENCE | 5.2 kW | 1/3 | 59.0 dBA | 215.5 kg | 27.0 L |
| Lister Petter HSL 8 | 5.2 kW | single-phase and three-phase | 64.0 dBA | 358.0 kg | 66.0 L |
| FG Wilson KUBOTA | 5.2 kW | Trifase | 70.0 dBA | 275.0 kg | 62.0 L |
| FG Wilson DCP-10 | 5.2 kW | — | — | 275.0 kg | 62.0 L |
| Kubota K7.5-1 | 5.2 kW | 3 | — | 275.0 kg | 62.0 L |
| SDMO XP-T6KM-ALIZE | 5.5 kW | 1 | 57.0 dBA | 390.0 kg | 50.0 L |
| SDMO XP-S6HM-STORM | 5.6 kW | single-phase | 64.0 dBA | 231.0 kg | 30.0 L |
| Cummins/Onan 6.0MDJE-53CR | 6.0 kW | 3 | — | — | — |
| Cummins/Onan 6 HDKAL-7 | 6.0 kW | 1 | 75.0 dBA | 223.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 6 HDKAL-9 | 6.0 kW | 3 | 75.0 dBA | 223.0 kg | — |
| Kohler 6EKOD | 6.0 kW | 1 | — | 222.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan RV QD 6000 | 6.0 kW | 1 | 68.0 dBA | 191.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 6.0 MDKUB | 6.0 kW | 1-phase | — | 172.4 kg | — |
| Kohler 6ROY | 6.0 kW | 1 | — | 306.0 kg | — |
| Magnum MLT3060 | 6.0 kW | single phase | 68.0 dBA | 774.0 kg | 114.0 L |
| Generac MLT6 | 6.0 kW | 1Ø | 63.0 dBA | 594.0 kg | 154.5 L |
| Generac MLT4060MV | 6.0 kW | 1 | 68.0 dBA | 943.0 kg | 213.5 L |
| Generac MLT4060KVLED | 6.0 kW | 1 | 68.0 dBA | 943.0 kg | 213.5 L |
| Magnus MLT3060 | 6.0 kW | 1 | 68.0 dBA | 752.0 kg | — |
| Northern Lights M753 | 6.0 kW | Single | — | 215.0 kg | — |
| Northern Lights NL753 | 6.0 kW | Single | — | 225.0 kg | — |
| Northern Lights NL753c | 6.0 kW | Single | — | 225.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 6.0 DKD | 6.0 kW | Single | — | — | — |
| Northern Lights M7536 | 6.0 kW | Single | — | 225.0 kg | — |
| Isuzu 3CA1 | 6.0 kW | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mitsubishi S4L2 | 6.0 kW | — | — | 155.0 kg | — |
| Solé Diesel MINI - 26 | 6.0 kW | 1 phas. + neutr. | — | 191.0 kg | — |
| WhisperPower Piccolo 8 | 6.0 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Kubota GL 7000 | 6.5 kW | 1 | — | 235.0 kg | 28.0 L |
| Cummins/Onan 6.5 DKD | 6.5 kW | Single | — | — | — |
| Cummins/Onan DNAD | 6.8 kW | — | — | — | — |
| FG Wilson 400 | 6.8 kW | Three-phase | 70.0 dBA | 296.0 kg | 62.0 L |
| Kohler 7EFKOZD | 7.0 kW | 1 | — | 249.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan MDKD | 7.0 kW | 1 | — | 422.0 kg | — |
| Kubota GL7000-USA | 7.0 kW | 1 - 4 | — | 235.0 kg | 28.0 L |
| Kohler 7EFOZD | 7.0 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Kubota J107 | 7.1 kW | 1/3,1/4 | 76.0 dBA | 225.0 kg | 37.0 L |
| Aurora Generators AGi6Y | 7.2 kW | — | — | 110.0 kg | 45.0 L |
| Magnum MLT 4080 | 7.3 kW | single phase | 68.0 dBA | 769.0 kg | 114.0 L |
| Perkins 402D-05 | 7.3 kW | — | — | 73.0 kg | — |
| Generac MLG 8 | 7.3 kW | single | 70.0 dBA | 467.0 kg | 113.56 L |
| Generac QUIETPACT 75 | 7.5 kW | Single | — | — | — |
| Cummins/Onan 7.5 HDKAL-1 | 7.5 kW | 1 | 76.0 dBA | 223.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 7.5 HDKAL-2 | 7.5 kW | 1 | 76.0 dBA | 223.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 7.5 HDKAL-3 | 7.5 kW | 3 | 76.0 dBA | 223.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 7.5 HDKAL-5 | 7.5 kW | 1 | 76.0 dBA | 223.0 kg | — |
| SDMO XP-T8HKM-ALIZE | 7.5 kW | 1 | 65.0 dBA | 340.0 kg | 50.0 L |
| Cummins/Onan 7.5 MDKWB | 7.5 kW | 1-phase | — | 204.1 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan MDJE | 7.5 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Generac 9344 | 7.5 kW | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cummins/Onan DKD | 7.5 kW | Single | — | — | — |
| Cummins/Onan 7.5 DKD | 7.5 kW | Single | — | — | — |
| Cummins/Onan DNAC | 7.5 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Cummins/Onan DNAE | 7.5 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Lister Petter LPWS2 | 7.5 kW | — | — | 112.0 kg | — |
| Caterpillar DE7.5E3S | 7.5 kW | Single Phase | — | — | — |
| FG Wilson K9.5-1 | 7.6 kW | 3 | 63.1 dBA | 424.0 kg | 51.0 L |
| Cummins/Onan RV QD 8000 | 8.0 kW | 1 | 68.0 dBA | 191.0 kg | — |
| Perkins 403A-11G1 | 8.0 kW | 3 | — | 1500.0 kg | 60.0 L |
| Perkins 403C-11 | 8.0 kW | — | — | 134.0 kg | — |
| Kubota GL6000-AUS | 8.0 kW | 1 - 2 | — | 235.0 kg | 28.0 L |
| Cummins/Onan MDKAL | 8.0 kW | 1-phase 4-wire reconnectible or 3-phase 12-wire reconnectible | — | 238.0 kg | — |
| Kohler 10RFOY | 8.0 kW | 1 | — | 344.0 kg | — |
| Generac MLT4080KV | 8.0 kW | 1 | 68.0 dBA | 943.0 kg | 213.5 L |
| Cummins/Onan 8HDKAG | 8.0 kW | 1 or 3 | 76.0 dBA | 236.9 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 8.0 DKD | 8.0 kW | Single | — | — | — |
| FG Wilson P7.5-2S | 8.0 kW | 1 | 59.8 dBA | 494.0 kg | 45.0 L |
| Aqt Generators KU-10 | 8.0 kW | 3 | 66.0 dBA | 525.0 kg | 100.0 L |
| Komatsu 4D95LE-2 | 8.0 kW | 3-Phase / 4-Wires | — | 760.0 kg | — |
| Simson-Maxwell SKW8 T6-T4 | 8.0 kW | 1 | — | 268.8 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan DNAF | 8.1 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Kohler 9EKOZD | 8.5 kW | 1 | — | 249.0 kg | — |
| WhisperPower Piccolo 10 | 8.5 kW | Split phase | 51.0 dBA | 175.0 kg | — |
| Kohler 8.5EFOZ | 8.5 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Kohler 9EOZD | 8.5 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Aurora Generators AGi8Y | 8.6 kW | — | — | 130.0 kg | 45.0 L |
| Kohler 9EFKOZD | 9.0 kW | 1 | — | 235.0 kg | — |
| Cummins/Onan 9.0 MDKWB | 9.0 kW | 1-phase | — | 204.1 kg | — |
| FG Wilson K10-1 | 9.0 kW | 1 | 63.5 dBA | 513.0 kg | 51.0 L |
| Northern Lights NL773LW4 | 9.0 kW | 1 Ph | — | 252.0 kg | — |
| Generac MLG8K | 9.0 kW | Single Phase | — | 467.0 kg | — |
| Kohler 9EFOZ | 9.0 kW | — | — | — | — |
| Generac MLT3060M | 9.1 kW | 1 ph. | 70.0 dBA | 768.0 kg | 114.0 L |
| SDMO XP-T12HK-ALIZE | 9.6 kW | 1/3 | 66.0 dBA | 380.0 kg | — |
| Kohler KDW 1404 | 9.6 kW | 3 | — | 421.0 kg | 50.0 L |
| Generac RD012 | 9.6 kW | 1Ø,3Ø | 65.0 dBA | 622.0 kg | 170.3 L |
| Generac MLT3060K | 9.8 kW | 1 ph. | 70.0 dBA | 768.0 kg | 114.0 L |
| Generac MLT4060 | 9.8 kW | 1 | 68.0 dBA | 943.0 kg | 213.5 L |
| SDMO K10M | 9.9 kW | 1 | 54.0 dBA | 350.0 kg | 50.0 L |
Among 5–10 kW Diesel generators in this comparison, the WhisperPower Piccolo 10 is quietest at 51.0 dBA.
Among 5–10 kW Diesel generators in this comparison, the Northern Lights M673 is lightest at 38.0 kg dry weight.
Among 5–10 kW Diesel generators in this comparison, the Generac MLT4060MV has the largest fuel tank at 213.5 L.
Not every model reports every spec — blanks mean the source document didn't state that figure, not that the value is zero.