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Test Rig and Results
| Case | In Win 909 |
| Motherboard | ASUS Maximus VIII GENE |
| Memory | Patriot Viper Extreme DDR4 3000Mhz 16GB Kit |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1250W |
| CPU | Intel i7 6700K |
| Cooler | XSPC AX360 Liquid cooler |
| Hard Drive | Adata SP550 M.2 240GB |
| Keyboard | Logitech G910 |
| Mouse | Logitech G510 |
Test Results
So we know what the test system is but let us get to the juicy part which is testing and pushing this PSU to see just what it is capable of and if it can live up to the king of the hill title that a Titanium PSU must live up to or does it come tumbling down? For this stage of testing, we utilized a Kill-A-Watt meter to calculate the amount being drawn from the outlet and a Fluke 276 clamp with an 18-inch probe. For the temperatures, we used a simple infrared thermometer that had a simple LCD readout and during the test for each load we took the average of 3 readings. It is important to note that the room temperature will affect your readings.
Efficiency
| Test | +3.3V | +5V | +12V | DC Watts/AC Watts | AC Input | Eff. | P.F. | Intake/Exhaust | Fan RPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% Load | 1.1A/3.3V | 1.1A/5.04V | 9.52A/12.05V | 125.7W/138.8W | 118.4V | 90.5% | .981 | 28C/28C | 0 |
| 20% Load | 1.6A/3.28V | 1.6A/5.05V | 19.5A/12.05V | 255.7W/274.6W | 118.7V | 93.1% | .985 | 29C/30C | 0 |
| 50% Load | 4A/3.28V | 4A/5.04V | 48.5A/12.02V | 626.1W/672.0W | 117.3V | 93.2% | .990 | 31C/31C | 0 |
| 80% Load | 6A/3.28V | 6A/5.03V | 73A/12.00V | 938.2W/1022W | 116.9V | 91.8% | .999 | 29C/44C | 908 |
| 100% Load | 8A/3.27V | 8A/5.04V | 97A/11.98V | 1245.8W/1380W | 116.4V | 90.3% | .996 | 30C/47C | 1468 |
During the testing, we achieved the bell curve that we were expecting to see where peak efficiency occurred at 50% load and returned 93.4% efficiency. Keeping in mind that an 80+ Platinum at 50% load must achieve 92% efficiency and 80+ Titanium must achieve an efficiency of 94%. So going off of our reading our 93.4% efficiency falls slightly short of the required 94% at 50% load. However, at 10% we achieved higher than what is required and the same was true for 100% load which requires 90% efficiency and we achieved better than this. Given how close it came to the required 94% we are curious if our results could be attributed to the test conditions and we were extremely impressed by the results.
