550W-650W PSU Roundup 2014

June 20, 2014 | 10:34

Tags: #550w #600w #650w #modular-psu #psu

Companies: #bit-tech

+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 (200W and 300W) and high (400W+), 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 TruePower Classic 550W
  • Be Quiet! Power Zone 650W
  • Codegen Super Power 600W
  • Cooler Master VS-Series 550W
  • Corsair CS-M Series 550W
  • Enermax Revolution X't 630W
  • Seasonic M12II Evo Bronze 620W
  • Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
    • 5.08
    • 5.08
    • 5.06
    • 5.03
    • 5.05
    • 5.02
    • 5.18
    • 5.18
    • 5.18
    • 4.99
    • 4.98
    • 4.96
    • 5.07
    • 5.06
    • 5.04
    • 5.08
    • 5.07
    • 5.05
    • 4.93
    • 4.97
    • 4.95
    • 5.02
    • 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 TruePower Classic 550W
  • Be Quiet! Power Zone 650W
  • Codegen Super Power 600W
  • Cooler Master VS-Series 550W
  • Corsair CS-M Series 550W
  • Enermax Revolution X't 630W
  • Seasonic M12II Evo Bronze 620W
  • Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
  • XFX Pro Series 550W Core Edition
    • 5.05
    • 5.04
    • 5.01
    • 4.99
    • 5.15
    • 5.19
    • 4.92
    • 4.90
    • 5.00
    • 4.99
    • 5.01
    • 4.99
    • 4.91
    • 4.91
    • 4.98
    • 4.97
    • 5.00
    • 5.01
0
1
2
3
4
5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 200W load test
  • 300W load test

+5V Rail Output - High Load

ATX spec limit: 4.75V - 5.25V

  • Antec TruePower Classic 550W
  • Be Quiet! Power Zone 650W
  • Codegen Super Power 600W
  • Cooler Master VS-Series 550W
  • Corsair CS-M Series 550W
  • Enermax Revolution X't 630W
  • Seasonic M12II Evo Bronze 620W
  • Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
  • XFX Pro Series 550W Core Edition
    • 5.03
    • 5.01
    • 0.00
    • 4.98
    • 4.96
    • 4.94
    • 5.24
    • 5.31
    • Test Aborted!
    • 4.88
    • 4.85
    • 0.00
    • 4.97
    • 4.96
    • 0.00
    • 4.98
    • 4.96
    • 4.94
    • 4.92
    • 4.92
    • 4.92
    • 4.96
    • 4.95
    • 4.94
    • 5.02
    • 5.02
    • 0.00
0
1
2
3
4
5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 400W load test
  • 500W load test
  • 600W load test

+3.3V Rail Output - Low Load

ATX spec limit: 3.14V - 3.47V

  • Antec TruePower Classic 550W
  • Be Quiet! Power Zone 650W
  • Codegen Super Power 600W
  • Cooler Master VS-Series 550W
  • Corsair CS-M Series 550W
  • Enermax Revolution X't 630W
  • Seasonic M12II Evo Bronze 620W
  • Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
    • 3.37
    • 3.36
    • 3.36
    • 3.35
    • 3.35
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
    • 3.31
    • 3.30
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
    • 3.31
    • 3.36
    • 3.36
    • 3.35
    • 3.39
    • 3.39
    • 3.38
    • 3.38
    • 3.37
    • 3.36
    • 3.30
    • 3.29
    • 3.28
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 TruePower Classic 550W
  • Be Quiet! Power Zone 650W
  • Codegen Super Power 600W
  • Cooler Master VS-Series 550W
  • Corsair CS-M Series 550W
  • Enermax Revolution X't 630W
  • Seasonic M12II Evo Bronze 620W
  • Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
  • XFX Pro Series 550W Core Edition
    • 3.34
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
    • 3.30
    • 3.28
    • 3.27
    • 3.28
    • 3.26
    • 3.32
    • 3.31
    • 3.35
    • 3.34
    • 3.34
    • 3.33
    • 3.27
    • 3.27
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 200W load test
  • 300W load test

+3.3V Rail Output - High Load

ATX spec limit: 3.14V - 3.47V

  • Antec TruePower Classic 550W
  • Be Quiet! Power Zone 650W
  • Codegen Super Power 600W
  • Cooler Master VS-Series 550W
  • Corsair CS-M Series 550W
  • Enermax Revolution X't 630W
  • Seasonic M12II Evo Bronze 620W
  • Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
  • XFX Pro Series 550W Core Edition
    • 3.32
    • 3.32
    • 0.00
    • 3.29
    • 3.28
    • 3.27
    • 3.26
    • 3.24
    • Test Aborted!
    • 3.25
    • 3.23
    • 0.00
    • 3.31
    • 3.30
    • 0.00
    • 3.33
    • 3.32
    • 3.31
    • 3.32
    • 3.30
    • 3.30
    • 3.26
    • 3.25
    • 3.25
    • 3.32
    • 3.31
    • 0.00
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
Volts (blue = pass; red = fail)
  • 400W load test
  • 500W load test
  • 600W load test

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