Product comparison · 2 power supply units

Tacens Anima APSII500 power supply unit vs Zalman ZM500-TX power supply unit

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Input current
- APSII500 power supply unit:4 A
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:8 A
Combined power (+3.3V)
- APSII500 power supply unit:180 W
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:120 W
Combined power (+12V)
- APSII500 power supply unit:312 W
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:480 W
Combined power (+5V)
- APSII500 power supply unit:180 W
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:120 W
Combined power (-12V)
- APSII500 power supply unit:6 W
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:3.6 W
Max output current (+3.3V)
- APSII500 power supply unit:24 A
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:18 A
Max output current (+12V)
- APSII500 power supply unit:26 A
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:40 A
Max output current (+5V)
- APSII500 power supply unit:25 A
- ZM500-TX power supply unit:15 A

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Comparison of APSII500, ZM500-TX
48 specifications	A Tacens Anima APSII500 power supply unit Model APSII500 View product	B Zalman ZM500-TX power supply unit Model ZM500-TX View product
Power9 differ
Input currentDiffers	4 A	8 A
Power Factor Correction (PFC) typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Combined power (+3.3V)Differs	180 W	120 W
Combined power (+12V)Differs	312 W	480 W
Combined power (+5V)Differs	180 W	120 W
Combined power (-12V)Differs	6 W	3.6 W
Max output current (+3.3V)Differs	24 A	18 A
Max output current (+12V)Differs	26 A	40 A
Max output current (+5V)Differs	25 A	15 A
Max output current (-12V)Differs	0.5 A	3.6 A
EfficiencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86%
Power protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Over current, Over power, Over voltage, Short circuit, Under voltage
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Motherboard power connectorKnown for one	20+4 pin ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU P4 connector (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive power connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 PLUS
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ATX12V Ver2.31
Power supply unit (PSU) form factorKnown for one	SFX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	18 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Fan diameterDiffers	8 cm	14 cm
IlluminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan locationKnown for one	Top	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CB, CE, CCC, KC, EAC
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	125 mm	150 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	157 mm
HeightDiffers	63.5 mm	86 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 kg
Other featuresidentical
Voltage toleranceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98%
Illumination colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source

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