Product comparison · 2 power supply units

CoolBox Force BR-500 vs Hiditec BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze

27specifications compared
15differ
12identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Total power
- Force BR-500:500 W
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:550 W
AC input voltage
- Force BR-500:100 - 240 V
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:230 V
Max output current (+3.3V)
- Force BR-500:6 A
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:20 A
Max output current (+12V)
- Force BR-500:36 A
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:45 A
Max output current (+5V)
- Force BR-500:8 A
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:20 A
Max output current (-12V)
- Force BR-500:0.5 A
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:6 A
Max output current (+5Vsb)
- Force BR-500:2 A
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:15 A
Number of SATA power connectors
- Force BR-500:4
- BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze:6

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Comparison of Force BR-500, BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze
54 specifications	A CoolBox Force BR-500 View product	B Hiditec BZ-550W 80Plus Bronze View product
Power8 differ
Total powerDiffers	500 W	550 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	230 V
Maximum input current (@110V)Known for one	7 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input current (@220V)Known for one	3.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combined power (+3.3V)Known for one	60 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combined power (+12V)Known for one	432 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combined power (+5V)Known for one	60 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combined power (-12V)Known for one	16 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combined power (+5Vsb)Known for one	16 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Max output current (+3.3V)Differs	6 A	20 A
Max output current (+12V)Differs	36 A	45 A
Max output current (+5V)Differs	8 A	20 A
Max output current (-12V)Differs	0.5 A	6 A
Max output current (+5Vsb)Differs	2 A	15 A
Power protection featuresDiffers	Over power, Over voltage, Short circuit, Under voltage	Over voltage, Overload, Under power
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Number of SATA power connectorsDiffers	4	6
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Differs	2	3
PCI Express power connectors (6+2 pin)Differs	1	2
CPU power connector (4+4 pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive power connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling typeKnown for one	Non-Modular	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard power cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 cm
SATA power cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600,750,900 mm
Peripheral (Molex) power cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600,750,900 mm
CPU power cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 cm
Floppy disk drive cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
CPU power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	PC/Server	PC
ATX versionDiffers	2.31	2.4
Silent modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80000 h
Design1 differ
Fan diameterDiffers	12 cm	14 cm
Fan locationKnown for one	Top	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, WEEE	CE
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.75 kg

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