Ripple Measurements
You will see the ripple levels we measured on the main rails of the GreenMe 750 in the following table. The limits are, according to the ATX specification, 120 mV (+12V) and 50 mV (5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB).
Ripple Measurements In Win GreenMe-750 |
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| Test | 12 V | 5 V | 3.3 V | 5VSB | Pass/Fail |
| 20% Load | 15.3 mV | 30.9 mV | 23.6 mV | 10.3 mV | Pass |
| 40% Load | 19.9 mV | 33.8 mV | 25.7 mV | 16.0 mV | Pass |
| 50% Load | 21.9 mV | 34.6 mV | 29.1 mV | 14.7 mV | Pass |
| 60% Load | 24.8 mV | 36.3 mV | 28.7 mV | 16.1 mV | Pass |
| 80% Load | 39.6 mV | 36.4 mV | 27.3 mV | 16.3 mV | Pass |
| 100% Load | 52.3 mV | 38.9 mV | 24.5 mV | 17.1 mV | Pass |
| 110% Load | 57.9 mV | 39.7 mV | 26.3 mV | 18.3 mV | Pass |
| Crossload 1 | 14.2 mV | 30.1 mV | 19.7 mV | 11.3 mV | Pass |
| Crossload 2 | 47.7 mV | 33.3 mV | 23.1 mV | 13.1 mV | Pass |
Ripple suppression at +12V is decent for a mainstream unit, but we are sensitive to this matter and want to see ripple below 40 mV irregardless of the PSU's cost/category. The 5V rail's ripple was on the high side, but all other rails performed rather well here.
Ripple at Full Load
In the following oscilloscope screenshots shows the AC ripple and noise the main rails registered (+12V, 5V, 3.3V, and 5VSB). The bigger the fluctuations on the oscilloscope's screen, the bigger the ripple/noise. For all measurements, we set 0.01 V/Div (each vertical division/box equals 0.01 V) as standard.
Ripple at 110% Load
Ripple at Crossload 1
Ripple at Crossload 2