1200W PSU Roundup 2014

Written by bit-tech Staff

September 15, 2014 | 09:17

Tags: #1200w #power-supply #psu #super-flower

Companies: #antec #be-quiet #bit-tech #chieftec #cooler-master #corsair #evga #seasonic

+5V and +3.3V Rail Tests

Though not as heavily used as the 12V rail, the 5V and 3.3V rails are still crucial for the operation of USB devices and RAM modules, for example. As before, we have split the load levels into three categories: low (<200W), medium (300W, 500W, 700W) and high (900W, 1,100W, 1,200W and 1,300W if applicable), though remember that only a maximum of 50W is ever drawn from these two rails at a time - the high load tests are to see how well a PSU can supply these rails while simultaneously pumping out masses of current to the 12V rail. Any output that falls outside of Intel's specifications is considered a fail and highlighted in red.

+5V Rail Output - Low Load

ATX spec limit: 4.75V - 5.25V

  • Antec HCP-1300 Platinum
  • Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
  • Chieftec Navitas 1250W
  • Cooler Master V1200 Platinum
  • Corsair Professional Series AX1200i
  • EVGA SuperNova P2 1200W
  • Seasonic Platinum Series 1200W
  • Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1200W
    • 5.09
    • 5.08
    • 5.07
    • 5.01
    • 5.01
    • 4.99
    • 5.07
    • 5.07
    • 5.05
    • 5.01
    • 5.00
    • 4.98
    • 4.99
    • 4.97
    • 4.95
    • 5.02
    • 5.01
    • 5.00
    • 5.01
    • 5.01
    • 4.99
    • 5.01
    • 5.01
    • 4.99
0
1
2
3
4
5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 22.5W load test
  • 50W load test
  • 100W load test

+5V Rail Output - Medium Load

ATX spec limit: 4.75V - 5.25V

  • Antec HCP-1300 Platinum
  • Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
  • Chieftec Navitas 1250W
  • Cooler Master V1200 Platinum
  • Corsair Professional Series AX1200i
  • EVGA SuperNova P2 1200W
  • Seasonic Platinum Series 1200W
  • Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1200W
    • 5.06
    • 5.04
    • 5.03
    • 4.97
    • 4.95
    • 4.93
    • 5.03
    • 5.02
    • 5.00
    • 4.98
    • 4.96
    • 4.95
    • 4.94
    • 4.94
    • 4.92
    • 4.99
    • 4.98
    • 4.97
    • 4.99
    • 4.98
    • 4.98
    • 4.98
    • 4.96
    • 4.95
0
1
2
3
4
5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 300W load test
  • 500W load test
  • 700W load test

+5V Rail Output - High Load

ATX spec limit: 4.75V - 5.25V

  • Antec HCP-1300 Platinum
  • Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
  • Chieftec Navitas 1250W
  • Cooler Master V1200 Platinum
  • Corsair Professional Series AX1200i
  • EVGA SuperNova P2 1200W
  • Seasonic Platinum Series 1200W
  • Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1200W
    • 5.02
    • 5.01
    • 5.01
    • 5.00
    • 4.90
    • 4.88
    • 4.86
    • 0.00
    • 4.99
    • 4.97
    • 4.97
    • 0.00
    • 4.93
    • 4.92
    • 4.91
    • 0.00
    • 4.90
    • 4.89
    • 4.88
    • 0.00
    • 4.96
    • 4.95
    • 4.94
    • 0.00
    • 4.96
    • 4.96
    • 4.95
    • 0.00
    • 4.94
    • 4.93
    • 4.92
    • 0.00
0
1
2
3
4
5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 900W load test
  • 1100W load test
  • 1200W load test
  • 1300W load test

+3.3V Rail Output - Low Load

ATX spec limit: 3.14V - 3.47V

  • Antec HCP-1300 Platinum
  • Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
  • Chieftec Navitas 1250W
  • Cooler Master V1200 Platinum
  • Corsair Professional Series AX1200i
  • EVGA SuperNova P2 1200W
  • Seasonic Platinum Series 1200W
  • Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1200W
    • 3.32
    • 3.32
    • 3.31
    • 3.34
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
    • 3.34
    • 3.34
    • 3.33
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
    • 3.32
    • 3.30
    • 3.29
    • 3.28
    • 3.30
    • 3.30
    • 3.30
    • 3.33
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
    • 3.30
    • 3.30
    • 3.29
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 22.5W load test
  • 50W load test
  • 100W load test

+3.3V Rail Output - Medium Load

ATX spec limit: 3.14V - 3.47V

  • Antec HCP-1300 Platinum
  • Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
  • Chieftec Navitas 1250W
  • Cooler Master V1200 Platinum
  • Corsair Professional Series AX1200i
  • EVGA SuperNova P2 1200W
  • Seasonic Platinum Series 1200W
  • Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1200W
    • 3.31
    • 3.30
    • 3.29
    • 3.30
    • 3.28
    • 3.27
    • 3.32
    • 3.31
    • 3.30
    • 3.30
    • 3.30
    • 3.29
    • 3.27
    • 3.27
    • 3.26
    • 3.29
    • 3.28
    • 3.28
    • 3.31
    • 3.30
    • 3.30
    • 3.28
    • 3.28
    • 3.27
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 300W load test
  • 500W load test
  • 700W load test

+3.3V Rail Output - High Load

ATX spec limit: 3.14V - 3.47V

  • Antec HCP-1300 Platinum
  • Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
  • Chieftec Navitas 1250W
  • Cooler Master V1200 Platinum
  • Corsair Professional Series AX1200i
  • EVGA SuperNova P2 1200W
  • Seasonic Platinum Series 1200W
  • Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1200W
    • 3.29
    • 3.29
    • 3.29
    • 3.28
    • 3.25
    • 3.23
    • 3.22
    • 0.00
    • 3.30
    • 3.29
    • 3.29
    • 0.00
    • 3.28
    • 3.27
    • 3.27
    • 0.00
    • 3.25
    • 3.25
    • 3.25
    • 0.00
    • 3.27
    • 3.26
    • 3.26
    • 0.00
    • 3.29
    • 3.28
    • 3.28
    • 0.00
    • 3.26
    • 3.26
    • 3.26
    • 0.00
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 900W load test
  • 1100W load test
  • 1200W load test
  • 1300W load test

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