When looking at the Seasonic Power Supply test results we see two values, wattage and volt-amps. Since it might not be clear what they measure, here's a brief overview.

The volt-amp (VA) value is how much real power is being consumed by the power supply being tested to provide the wattage (W) value. The higher the VA value is, the more electricity is being used by the power supply. Because no electrical device is 100% efficient, there will always be some loss when converting AC to DC. The closer the volt-amps and wattage figures are to each other, the more efficient a power supply is. This is called the Power Factor: wattage / volt-amps = PF.

Since we're testing with a 120W dummy load, the load on the power supply (wattage) should be as close to this figure as possible. Anything above this load in apparent power describes the overhead and wasted energy (given off as heat) for the particular power supply being tested. For the unloaded tests, the wattage and volt-amp figures should be as close as possible to one another. The lower the figures are, the less power is being wasted.

Measurements were taken with an Extech 380803 Power Analyzer.

Seasonic Power Load Tests Power Supply Model Wattage Test Type Loaded Unloaded Seasonic SuperTornado 400 W (A-PFC) Active Power 177 W 6 W Apparent Power 182 VA 7 VA Vantec iON2 350 W Active Power 192 W 10 W Apparent Power 277 VA 21 VA Antec TruePower 330 330 W Active Power 195 W 22 W Apparent Power 289 VA 38 VA Ultra X-Connect Green UV 500W 500 W Active Power 193W 22 W Apparent Power 307 VA 40 VA AOpen Silent Power AO400-12AHN 400 W Active Power 179W 9 W Apparent Power 275 VA 18 VA Seasonic S12-430 430 W (A-PFC) Active Power 179W 6W Apparent Power 180VA 9VA PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Express/SLI 510 W (A-PFC) Active Power 200 W 29 W Apparent Power 202 VA 32 VA HEC Ace Power 580UB 580 W Active Power 183 W 12 W Apparent Power 272 VA 26 VA HEC Win 550UB 550 W Active Power 184W 10W Apparent Power 263VA 22VA Akasa PowerPlus AK-P550FF 550 W (A-PFC) Active Power 194W 38W Apparent Power 197VA 40VA AOpen Prima Power AO700-12ALN 700 W (A-PFC) Active Power 172W 3W Apparent Power 181VA 9VA PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW 1000 W (A-PFC) Active Power 205W 25W Apparent Power 207VA 32VA Seasonic S12 600 600 W (A-PFC) Active Power 164W 7W Apparent Power 173VA 9VA Mushkin Enhanced XP-650 650 W Active Power 192W 22W Apparent Power 279VA 43VA Seasonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT 650 W (A-PFC) Active Power 150W 7W Apparent Power 150VA 10VA Seasonic M12 700W 700 W (A-PFC) Active Power 161W 8W Apparent Power 165VA 11VA Corsair HX620W 620 W (A-PFC) Active Power 171W 8W Apparent Power 173VA 12VA Zalman ZM600-HP 600 W (A-PFC) Active Power 173W 5W Apparent Power 175VA 9VA HEC Zephyr 650 650 W (A-PFC) Active Power 185W 12W Apparent Power 190VA 17VA GlacialPower GP-PS550BP 550 W Active Power 178W 6W Apparent Power 269VA 17VA Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W 750 W (A-PFC) Active Power 158W 6W Apparent Power 163VA 9VA Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W 750 W (A-PFC) Active Power 158W 6W Apparent Power 163VA 9VA Seasonic S12 II 500W 500W (A-PFC) Active Power 145W 7W Apparent Power 148VA 10VA Enermax Infiniti 720W 720W (A-PFC) Active Power 179 W 12 W Apparent Power 181 VA 18 VA COOLMAX GREEN POWER CUQ-1200B 1200W (A-PFC) Active Power 172 W 9 W Apparent Power 193 VA 12 VA PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad 750 (A-PFC) Active Power 168 W 12 W Apparent Power 175 VA 15 VA Enermax Galaxy EGX850EWL 850 W (A-PFC) Active Power 184 W 11 W Apparent Power 193 VA 16 VA Seasonic M12D 750 750W (A-PFC) Active Power 169W 7W Apparent Power 173VA 9VA Seasonic S12D 850 850W (A-PFC) Active Power 148W 7W Apparent Power 149VA 10VA Seasonic X-750 750W (A-PFC) Active Power 139W 6W Apparent Power 141VA 8VA

The Seasonic X-750 power supply uses 139W of power when a 120W load is hooked up, which is 86% efficiency, right in line with its 80+ Gold rating! I honestly did not think that Seasonic would be able to top the excellent M12D-750 modular unit that PCSTATS reviewed earlier this year, but with X-750 Seasonic has one-upped themselves again. It's no surprise that the X-750 is currently the most efficient power supply that PCSTATS has tested!

The Seasonic X-750 is a rock-solid power supply that would be a worthy foundation to any enthusiast or gamer PC. The term "rock-solid" applies to the build quality of this power supply, the design approach by Seasonic and the 80Plug Gold power efficiency rating. No matter how you cut it, Seasonic have manufactured a very satisfying PSU - that's evident the moment you lift it out of the box.

The modular cables that come with the Seasonic X-750 are sufficient to meet pretty much all PC configurations you can think of. With respect to videocards, this 750W PSU can comfortably support two dual-power high-end PCI Express videocards or four single-power mainstream PCI Express videocards. That's a lot of graphics card might.

On the peripheral side we find the X-750 offers up eight SATA/molex power connectors each, over six bundles. There are however only five ports on the back of the power supply, so not every cable bundle can be used.

Noise levels on the X-750 were low enough as to be inaudible. The 120mm Sanyo Denki fan is designed for silence, and because of the low heat levels produced by the X-750 it doesn't have to spin all that quickly either.

Best of all, the Seasonic X-750 power supply actually lived up to its 80 PLUS Gold certification. Even at lower loads PCSTATS is forced to test with (120W), the X-750 was able to maintain an 86% efficiency rating. Retailing for in the region of $210 CDN ($200 USD, £110 GBP), the X-750 isn't cheap, but cheap is the last thing you want from a power supply. The Seasonic X-750 is well-built, stable and highly efficiency, and that's worth every penny if you're a PC enthusiast. Recommended.

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