Enermax NAXN 82+ 750 W Power Supply Review
Load Tests
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We conducted several tests with this power supply, as described in the article Hardware Secrets Power Supply Test Methodology.
First we tested this power supply with five different load patterns, trying to pull around 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% of its labeled maximum capacity (actual percentage used listed under “% Max Load”), watching the behavior of the reviewed unit under each load. In the table below, we list the load patterns we used and the results for
each load.
If you add all the powers listed for each test, you may find a different value than what is posted under “Total” below. Since each output can have a slight variation (e.g., the +5 V output working at +5.10 V), the actual total amount of power being delivered is slightly different than the calculated value. In the “Total” row, we are using the real amount of power being delivered, as measured by our load tester.
The +12VA and +12VB inputs listed below are the two +12 V independent inputs from our load tester. During this test, the +12VA input was connected to the power supply +12V1 and +12V2 rails, while the +12VB input was connected to the power supply +12V1 rail.
| Input | Test 1 | Test 2 | Test 3 | Test 4 | Test 5 |
| +12VA | 5 A (60 W) | 11 A (132 W) | 16 A (192 W) | 22 A (264 W) | 27 A (324 W) |
| +12VB | 5 A (60 W) | 10 A (120 W) | 16 A (192 W) | 21 A (252 W) | 27 A (324 W) |
| +5 V | 2 A (10 W) | 4 A (20 W) | 6 A (30 W) | 8 A (40 W) | 10 A (50 W) |
| +3.3 V | 2 A (6.6 W) | 4 A (13.2 W) | 6 A (19.8 W) | 8 A (26.4 W) | 10 A (33 W) |
| +5VSB | 1 A (5 W) | 1.5 A (7.5 W) | 2 A (10 W) | 2.5 A (12.5 W) | 3 A (15 W) |
| -12 V | 0.5 A (6 W) | 0.5 A (6 W) | 0.5 A (6 W) | 0.5 A (6 W) | 0.5 A (6 W) |
| Total | 150.6 W | 315.8 W | 454.9 W | 615.8 W | 751.4 W |
| % Max Load | 20.1% | 42.1% | 60.7% | 82.1% | 100.2% |
| Room Temp. | 45.5° C | 45.2° C | 46.6° C | 49.1° C | 45.4° C |
| PSU Temp. | 46.6° C | 46.8° C | 47.3° C | 48.4° C | 49.8° C |
| Voltage Regulation | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Ripple and Noise | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| AC Power | 177.6 W | 365.5 W | 532.0 W | 735.0 W | 920.0 W |
| Efficiency | 84.8% | 86.4% | 85.5% | 83.8% | 81.7% |
| AC Voltage | 115.4 V | 113.8 V | 112.2 V | 109.6 V | 106.7 V |
| Power Factor | 0.924 | 0.97 | 0.984 | 0.991 | 0.994 |
| Final Result | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass |
The Enermax NAXN 82+ 750 W proved to be a nice mainstream power supply.
Efficiency was high when we pulled between 20% and 80% of the labeled wattage (i.e., between 150 W and 600 W), ranging from 83.8% and 86.4%. At 750 W, efficiency dropped to 81.7%, which is close enough to the 82% minimum required for the 80 Plus Bronze certification.
Voltage regulation was excellent, with all voltages within 3% of their nominal values, including the -12 V output. This means that voltages were closer to their nominal values than required by the ATX12V specification, which says positive voltages must be within 5% of their nominal values and negative voltages must be within 10% of their nominal values.
Noise and ripple levels were always below the maximum allowed, but a little too high at the +12 V outputs when the unit was delivering 750 W for us to consider this unit as “flawless.” Below you can see the results for the power supply outputs during test number five. The maximum allowed is 120 mV for +12 V and -12 V outputs, and 50 mV for +5 V, +3.3 V and +5VSB outputs. All values are peak-to-peak figures.
Figure 18: +12VA input from load tester during test five at 751.4 W (84.6 mV)
Figure 19: +12VB input from load tester during test five at 751.4 W (82.6 mV)
Figure 20: +5V rail during test five at 751.4 W (18.6 mV)
Figure 21: +3.3 V rail during test five at 751.4 W (11.4 mV)
Let’s see if we can pull more than 750 W from this unit.