Seasonic SSP-350GT Review

Load Testing

Test 1 (75.45W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 2.43A 12.15V 11.2mV
5V 5.05A 5.05V 5.6mV
3.3V 4.96A 3.37V 5.0mV
-12V 0.1A -11.71V 6.8mV
5Vsb 0.51A 5.08V 4.0mV
AC Power 82.7W
Efficiency 91.24%
Power Factor 0.92

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Test 2 (125.29W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 4.86A 12.15V 17.6mV
5V 5.05A 5.05V 5.8mV
3.3V 10.21A 3.37V 6.4mV
-12V 0.1A -11.8V 8.6mV
5Vsb 1.02A 5.08V 7.8mV
AC Power 135W
Efficiency 92.81%
Power Factor 0.95

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Test 3 (179.96W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 7.29A 12.15V 21.2mV
5V 10.08A 5.04V 6.8mV
3.3V 10.18A 3.36V 5.8mV
-12V 0.1A -12.08V 11.2mV
5Vsb 1.02A 5.08V 8.6mV
AC Power 194.4W
Efficiency 92.57%
Power Factor 0.96

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Test 4 (209.3W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 9.72A 12.15V 24.4mV
5V 10.06A 5.03V 7.2mV
3.3V 10.18A 3.36V 6.0mV
-12V 0.1A -12.23V 16.0mV
5Vsb 1.01A 5.07V 9.2mV
AC Power 225.1W
Efficiency 92.98%
Power Factor 0.97

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Test 5 (261.16W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 14.0A 12.15V 31.2mV
5V 10.06A 5.03V 8.6mV
3.3V 10.15A 3.35V 6.2mV
-12V 0.1A -12.52V 30.0mV
5Vsb 1.01A 5.07V 11.0mV
AC Power 286.0W
Efficiency 91.31%
Power Factor 0.99

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Test 6 (317.93W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 18.7A 12.14V 40.2mV
5V 10.04A 5.02V 11.6mV
3.3V 10.12A 3.34V 9.0mV
-12V 0.11A -12.84V 55.0mV
5Vsb 1.01A 5.07V 13.0mV
AC Power 350.3W
Efficiency 90.76%
Power Factor 0.97

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Test 7 (373.88W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 23.3A 12.14V 50.2mV
5V 10.04A 5.02V 12.0mV
3.3V 10.12A 3.34V 10.2mV
-12V 0.11A -13.15V 76.0mV
5Vsb 1.01A 5.07V 14.2mV
AC Power 416.3W
Efficiency 89.81%
Power Factor 0.99

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Overload Test (439.26W Load – Cold)

Rail Load Voltage Ripple
12V 28.3A 12.14V 61.8mV
5V 10.02A 5.01V 13.2mV
3.3V 10.12A 3.34V 12.6mV
-12V 0.11A -13.18V 122.4mV
5Vsb 2.02A 5.06V 17.2mV
AC Power 486.5W
Efficiency 89.29%
Power Factor 0.98

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The voltage regulation was excellent. Starting with the 12V rail, it started out at 12.15V, giving 0.15V, or 1.25% regulation. It only dropped by an amazing 0.01V, or 0.08%. The 5V rail managed 0.05V (1%) regulation, and dropped by 0.03V, or 0.6%. The 3.3V rail managed 0.07V (2.12%) regulation and dropped by 0.03V, or 0.91%. Achieving a drop of less than 1% on all of these rails is an absolutely amazing result.

The efficiency was also excellent, peaking at almost 93%, which is about what I would expect from an 80plus gold certified unit on 230V. The efficiency remained above 90% until Test 7, but even then, it was only a hair under. I was able to overload the power supply to 430W, with the voltages still hardly budging, and the efficiency still above 89%. When I attempted to load it higher, it would shut down.

Rail Test 7 (368.51W) Overload Test (430.46W)
12V  SS-Test7-12V  SS-OL-12v
5V  SS-Test7-5V  SS-OL-5v
3.3V  SS-Test7-3.3V  SS-OL-3.3v
-12V  SS-Test7--12V  SS-OL--12v
5Vsb  SS-Test7-5Vsb  SS-OL-5vsb

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The ripple suppression was very good, staying below half the maximum allowed on all but the -12V rail. During the overload test, the -12V rail’s ripple was slightly above the maximum allowed 120mV, but that’s a very minor issue, considering that the -12V rail doesn’t see a lot of use these days, and you’re hardware won’t really notice the 2mV difference.

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