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Ripple Measurements
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The following table includes the ripple levels we measured on the SF450’s rails. The limits, according to the ATX specification, are 120mV (+12V) and 50mV (5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB).
Test | 12V | 5V | 3.3V | 5VSB | Pass/Fail |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10% Load | 5.5mV | 6.8mV | 4.5mV | 7.6mV | Pass |
20% Load | 8.5mV | 7.2mV | 5.3mV | 9.2mV | Pass |
30% Load | 11.0mV | 7.6mV | 5.6mV | 9.0mV | Pass |
40% Load | 12.7mV | 7.9mV | 6.2mV | 8.6mV | Pass |
50% Load | 15.2mV | 8.7mV | 6.8mV | 8.7mV | Pass |
60% Load | 26.5mV | 9.4mV | 8.7mV | 11.3mV | Pass |
70% Load | 18.9mV | 10.2mV | 10.2mV | 10.2mV | Pass |
80% Load | 19.9mV | 11.0mV | 11.7mV | 11.2mV | Pass |
90% Load | 21.7mV | 11.3mV | 11.1mV | 12.5mV | Pass |
100% Load | 23.3mV | 12.0mV | 11.1mV | 13.6mV | Pass |
110% Load | 25.8mV | 12.1mV | 10.9mV | 14.7mV | Pass |
Cross-Load 1 | 9.9mV | 11.6mV | 11.2mV | 15.6mV | Pass |
Cross-Load 2 | 23.6mV | 8.1mV | 6.8mV | 15.0mV | Pass |
Ripple suppression is great on every rail, despite the lack of in-cable capacitors. Plenty of polymer caps on the secondary side, along with a few electrolytic ones, enable clean DC rails.
Ripple Oscilloscope Screenshots
The following oscilloscope screenshots illustrate the AC ripple and noise registered on the main rails (+12V, 5V, 3.3V and 5VSB). The bigger the fluctuations on the screen, the bigger the ripple/noise. We set 0.01 V/Div (each vertical division/box equals 0.01V) as the standard for all measurements.
Ripple At Full Load
Ripple At 110-Percent Load
Ripple At Cross-Load 1
Ripple At Cross-Load 2
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Aris Mpitziopoulos is a contributing editor at Tom's Hardware, covering PSUs.
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