Load Regulation
| Test | 12V | 5V | 3.3V | 5VSB | DC/AC (Watts) | Efficiency | Fan Speed (RPM) | PSU Noise (dB[A]) | Temps (In/Out) | PF/AC Volts |
| 10% | 8.170A | 1.947A | 1.995A | 0.974A | 119.981 | 86.552% | 0 | <6.0 | 47.92°C | 0.966 |
| 12.041V | 5.136V | 3.309V | 5.135V | 138.624 | 40.19°C | 114.81V | ||||
| 20% | 17.368A | 2.921A | 2.993A | 1.17A | 239.933 | 91.871% | 0 | <6.0 | 48.78°C | 0.973 |
| 12.036V | 5.135V | 3.307V | 5.127V | 261.163 | 40.89°C | 114.77V | ||||
| 30% | 26.853A | 3.408A | 3.493A | 1.368A | 359.092 | 92.52% | 0 | <6.0 | 49.25°C | 0.982 |
| 12.030V | 5.135V | 3.307V | 5.119V | 388.126 | 41.33°C | 114.73V | ||||
| 40% | 36.450A | 3.896A | 3.994A | 1.566A | 479.465 | 92.42% | 514 | <6.0 | 41.75°C | 0.988 |
| 12.023V | 5.133V | 3.305V | 5.111V | 518.791 | 49.05°C | 114.68V | ||||
| 50% | 45.661A | 4.871A | 4.995A | 1.764A | 599.25 | 92.036% | 710 | 12.9 | 24.29°C | 0.991 |
| 12.018V | 5.132V | 3.303V | 5.102V | 651.104 | 50.71°C | 114.65V | ||||
| 60% | 54.940A | 5.847A | 5.997A | 1.964A | 719.804 | 91.404% | 959 | 23.3 | 42.51°C | 0.993 |
| 12.013V | 5.131V | 3.302V | 5.093V | 787.498 | 49.55°C | 114.59V | ||||
| 70% | 64.161A | 6.823A | 7.001A | 2.163A | 839.556 | 90.722% | 1130 | 28.5 | 43.05°C | 0.994 |
| 12.008V | 5.13V | 3.3V | 5.085V | 925.41 | 51.07°C | 114.56V | ||||
| 80% | 73.453A | 7.798A | 8.003A | 2.265A | 959.55 | 89.931% | 1249 | 31.8 | 43.86°C | 0.995 |
| 12.003V | 5.13V | 3.299V | 5.078V | 1066.986 | 52.88°C | 114.51V | ||||
| 90% | 83.089A | 8.289A | 8.493A | 2.367A | 1079.425 | 89.044% | 1609 | 39 | 44.82°C | 0.996 |
| 11.998V | 5.128V | 3.297V | 5.072V | 1212.238 | 55.44°C | 114.46V | ||||
| 100% | 92.520A | 8.777A | 9.011A | 2.967A | 1199.454 | 88.095% | 1885 | 44.2 | 45.73°C | 0.996 |
| 11.995V | 5.127V | 3.296V | 5.057V | 1361.547 | 56.03°C | 114.41V | ||||
| 110% | 101.907A | 9.754A | 10.108A | 2.97A | 1320.047 | 87.128% | 2278 | 48.6 | 46.58°C | 0.996 |
| 11.989V | 5.127V | 3.294V | 5.052V | 1515.06 | 55.83°C | 114.36V | ||||
| CL1 | 0.117A | 17.578A | 18.085A | 0A | 151.315 | 83.669% | 1035 | 25.9 | 42.75°C | 0.969 |
| 12.030V | 5.138V | 3.295V | 5.145V | 180.851 | 52.88°C | 114.79V | ||||
| CL2 | 0.117A | 19.402A | 0A | 0A | 101.385 | 81.329% | 713 | 13 | 42.58°C | 0.963 |
| 12.036V | 5.153V | 3.3V | 5.151V | 124.66 | 50.9°C | 114.82V | ||||
| CL3 | 0.116A | 0A | 19.957A | 0A | 67.391 | 73.268% | 688 | 11.7 | 41.29°C | 0.95 |
| 12.035V | 5.124V | 3.307V | 5.15V | 91.979 | 49.01°C | 114.82V | ||||
| CL4 | 99.985A | 0A | 0A | 0A | 1199.993 | 88.743% | 1704 | 40.8 | 46.09°C | 0.996 |
| 12.001V | 5.129V | 3.305V | 5.107V | 1352.228 | 54.59°C | 114.43V |
Load regulation is tight enough at 12V and extra-tight on the minor rails.
| Test | 12V | 5V | 3.3V | 5VSB | DC/AC (Watts) | Efficiency | Fan Speed (RPM) | PSU Noise (dB[A]) | Temps (In/Out) | PF/AC Volts |
| 20W | 1.242A | 0.487A | 0.498A | 0.194A | 19.995 | 76.62% | 0 | <6.0 | 41.59°C | 0.794 |
| 11.955V | 5.137V | 3.31V | 5.145V | 26.09 | 36.09°C | 114.86V | ||||
| 40W | 2.730A | 0.681A | 0.698A | 0.292A | 39.996 | 82.144% | 0 | <6.0 | 44.2°C | 0.896 |
| 11.972V | 5.137V | 3.31V | 5.144V | 48.693 | 37.59°C | 114.84V | ||||
| 60W | 4.214A | 0.876A | 0.897A | 0.389A | 59.996 | 85.112% | 0 | <6.0 | 42.37°C | 0.929 |
| 11.990V | 5.137V | 3.31V | 5.143V | 70.492 | 38.1°C | 114.84V | ||||
| 80W | 5.672A | 1.07A | 1.096A | 0.486A | 79.933 | 80.713% | 0 | <6.0 | 46.03°C | 0.951 |
| 12.041V | 5.137V | 3.31V | 5.144V | 99.035 | 39.46°C | 114.83V |
A glance at the light loads table is always useful, as the PSU will typically operate at light loads. As you can see, the fan doesn’t operate in the loads I applied, despite the high operating temperatures.
Ripple Suppression
| Test | 12V | 5V | 3.3V | 5VSB | Pass/Fail |
| 10% Load | 26.7 mV | 18.7 mV | 19.1 mV | 10.6 mV | Pass |
| 20% Load | 32.1 mV | 18.1 mV | 18.6 mV | 10.6 mV | Pass |
| 30% Load | 29.2 mV | 20.4 mV | 21.3 mV | 11.7 mV | Pass |
| 40% Load | 27.4 mV | 19.1 mV | 19.3 mV | 10.8 mV | Pass |
| 50% Load | 38.2 mV | 25.5 mV | 39.5 mV | 15.5 mV | Pass |
| 60% Load | 29.1 mV | 22.4 mV | 34.1 mV | 11.1 mV | Pass |
| 70% Load | 29.4 mV | 17.8 mV | 20.6 mV | 11.9 mV | Pass |
| 80% Load | 30.9 mV | 19.7 mV | 21.7 mV | 12.2 mV | Pass |
| 90% Load | 30.8 mV | 18.6 mV | 23.4 mV | 12.1 mV | Pass |
| 100% Load | 32.7 mV | 23.1 mV | 26.4 mV | 12.2 mV | Pass |
| 110% Load | 34.1 mV | 23.6 mV | 28.0 mV | 13.1 mV | Pass |
| Crossload 1 | 24.1 mV | 17.3 mV | 18.9 mV | 9.9 mV | Pass |
| Crossload 2 | 25.8 mV | 19.2 mV | 25.7 mV | 10.4 mV | Pass |
| Crossload 3 | 30.3 mV | 17.5 mV | 19.9 mV | 10.5 mV | Pass |
| Crossload 4 | 32.1 mV | 18.3 mV | 20.8 mV | 11.8 mV | Pass |
Ripple suppression is good enough at 12V but not that good on the minor rails.
Pages:
Aris would u update Gamemax Lioncore 1000/1200P series, i’ve seen they just had cybenetics platinum ratings
I will review them at some point. Their OEM is doing some serious effort to improve, and I try to help them (as I do with all the other OEMs who send me products for testing)
Love your work but could you in future articles explain every test with simple explanation? I always forget what’s what and have to go to your Tom’s HW reviews to check 😀
For example from the Hold up time segment there: “Put simply; hold-up time is the amount of time that the system can continue to run without shutting down or rebooting during a power interruption.”
If you could mention briefly at the beginning of each test that would be great. If it’s not hassle to paste it every time of course 🙂
I’m still rocking a 2019 Seasonic Focus GX which I picked based on Jonny Guru’s review and I’m afraid that it will die soon so started my research and I’m glad to see that there is a new Guru in the PSU review space so thank you for your work.
Also, your reviews now made me hesitant to buy Seasonic when the time is here lol hopefully they are still reliable even though they are now midrange in these tests
Will see what I can do about that 🙂 Thank you!
I really was hoping für the FSP Mega TI to be next in line…
FSP is still working on this…