Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1200W PSU Review

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% 8.076A 1.979A 1.975A 0.995A 120.017 89.326% 0 <6.0 38.78C 0.972
12.185V 5.055V 3.341V 5.028V 134.361 34.62C 115.14V
20% 17.174A 2.97A 2.964A 1.195A 239.984 91.899% 0 <6.0 39.36C 0.974
12.174V 5.051V 3.34V 5.021V 261.138 34.84C 115.11V
30% 26.579A 3.467A 3.46A 1.397A 359.363 92.298% 687 15.7 35.05C 0.981
12.164V 5.049V 3.339V 5.012V 389.35 40.06C 115.07V
40% 36.079A 3.965A 3.955A 1.599A 479.733 92.251% 917 23.2 35.84C 0.987
12.154V 5.044V 3.338V 5.003V 520.025 41.43C 115.04V
50% 45.209A 4.96A 4.946A 1.802A 599.501 91.914% 1091 28.1 36.34C 0.99
12.143V 5.041V 3.336V 4.995V 652.246 42.35C 115.01V
60% 54.419A 5.958A 5.938A 2A 720.029 91.228% 1684 39.8 36.85C 0.992
12.133V 5.037V 3.335V 4.988V 789.268 43.39C 114.98V
70% 63.515A 6.956A 6.931A 2.208A 839.487 90.851% 2152 45.9 37.38C 0.993
12.129V 5.033V 3.333V 4.982V 924.036 44.53C 114.93V
80% 72.795A 7.951A 7.918A 2.309A 959.596 89.854% 2263 47.5 37.73C 0.994
12.112V 5.03V 3.334V 4.981V 1067.959 46.01C 114.89V
90% 82.396A 8.455A 8.4A 2.413A 1079.474 89.11% 2268 47.4 38.91C 0.995
12.100V 5.026V 3.333V 4.975V 1211.394 48.00C 114.86V
100% 91.828A 8.959A 8.911A 3.029A 1199.552 88.266% 2270 47.4 39.68C 0.996
12.086V 5.023V 3.332V 4.952V 1359.02 49.71C 114.83V
110% 101.221A 9.963A 9.995A 3.03A 1320.184 87.438% 2271 47.4 40.22C 0.996
12.071V 5.019V 3.331V 4.951V 1509.853 51.12C 114.8V
CL1 0.115A 15.507A 15.476A 0A 131.293 84.04% 939 23.8 38.35C 0.978
12.166V 5.049V 3.334V 5.102V 156.232 43.86C 115.12V
CL2 0.115A 19.782A 0A 0A 101.394 83.287% 920 23.4 37.35C 0.964
12.179V 5.055V 3.337V 5.131V 121.744 44.38C 115.13V
CL3 0.115A 0A 19.741A 0A 67.39 78.875% 509 7.5 37.35C 0.953
12.174V 5.058V 3.343V 5.052V 85.441 46.39C 115.14V
CL4 99.237A 0A 0A 0A 1200.218 88.587% 2270 47.4 39.98C 0.996
12.094V 5.031V 3.34V 5.038V 1354.85 50.96C 114.84V

Load regulation is within 1% on all major rails. It could be a bit tighter at 12V.

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 8.4 mV 6.2 mV 5.6 mV 5.1 mV Pass
20% Load 9.8 mV 6.8 mV 6.1 mV 5.3 mV Pass
30% Load 9.1 mV 7.2 mV 6.6 mV 6.2 mV Pass
40% Load 9.2 mV 7.4 mV 5.9 mV 6.1 mV Pass
50% Load 9.8 mV 7.3 mV 6.5 mV 6.4 mV Pass
60% Load 11.3 mV 7.5 mV 6.3 mV 7.1 mV Pass
70% Load 12.1 mV 8.0 mV 6.6 mV 7.6 mV Pass
80% Load 12.3 mV 8.5 mV 11.9 mV 8.1 mV Pass
90% Load 13.8 mV 9.2 mV 12.7 mV 7.9 mV Pass
100% Load 20.1 mV 9.6 mV 13.0 mV 9.4 mV Pass
110% Load 21.7 mV 10.4 mV 13.8 mV 10.4 mV Pass
Crossload 1 14.1 mV 9.5 mV 14.3 mV 6.4 mV Pass
Crossload 2 9.4 mV 9.4 mV 5.7 mV 6.3 mV Pass
Crossload 3 8.9 mV 7.7 mV 14.4 mV 5.3 mV Pass
Crossload 4 19.4 mV 7.4 mV 6.3 mV 9.6 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is good on all rails.

Pages ( 4 of 11 ): « Previous123 4 567891011Next »

Related Posts

2 thoughts on “Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1200W PSU Review

  1. Hi, Please can someone please advise if the 12v High Power Cable on this unit is H+ or H++, not covered in the review.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Please consider turning off your adblocker to support our work! We work night and day to offer quality content, and ads help us continue our work! Thank you! The Hardware Busters Team