Product comparison · 2 uninterruptible power supplies (upss)

APC BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA vs Vertiv Liebert GXT MT CX

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Vertiv Liebert GXT MT CX has 2.5 kVA more output power capacity than the APC BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA (3 kVA vs 0.5 kVA). The Vertiv Liebert GXT MT CX has 2,100 W more output power than the APC BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA (2400 W vs 300 W). The APC BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA has 60 V more input operation voltage (min) than the Vertiv Liebert GXT MT CX (170 V vs 110 V). UPS topology: Line-Interactive on the APC BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA, Double-conversion (Online) on the Vertiv Liebert GXT MT CX. Waveform: Stepwise on the APC BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA, Sine/Pure sine on the Vertiv Liebert GXT MT CX.

UPS topology
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:Line-Interactive
- Liebert GXT MT CX:Double-conversion (Online)
Output power capacity
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:0.5 kVA
- Liebert GXT MT CX:3 kVA
Output power
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:300 W
- Liebert GXT MT CX:2400 W
Waveform
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:Stepwise
- Liebert GXT MT CX:Sine/Pure sine
Input operation voltage (min)
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:170 V
- Liebert GXT MT CX:110 V
Input frequency
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:50/60 Hz
- Liebert GXT MT CX:40 - 70 Hz
Noise level
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:40 dB
- Liebert GXT MT CX:45 dB
Form factor
- BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA:Desktop
- Liebert GXT MT CX:Tower

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Comparison of BV500I-MST, Liebert GXT MT CX
55 specifications	A APC BV500I-MST uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Line-Interactive 0.5 kVA Model BV500I-MST View product	B Vertiv Liebert GXT MT CX View product
Features7 differ
UPS topologyDiffers	Line-Interactive	Double-conversion (Online)
Output power capacityDiffers	0.5 kVA	3 kVA
Output powerDiffers	300 W	2400 W
WaveformDiffers	Stepwise	Sine/Pure sine
Input operation voltage (min)Differs	170 V	110 V
Input frequencyDiffers	50/60 Hz	40 - 70 Hz
Output operation voltage (min)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 V
Output operation voltage (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 V
Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EfficiencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90%
Input power factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.99
Crest factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3:1
Emergency Power Off (EPO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Output voltage Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3%
Noise levelDiffers	40 dB	45 dB
Surge protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Overload
Audible alarm(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audible alarm modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fault, Low battery alarm
Surge energy ratingKnown for one	156 J	Unknown — not stated by the source
Response timeKnown for one	6 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power plugKnown for one	NEMA 5-15P	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC outlets quantityKnown for one	4 AC outlet(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cellsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Charging currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 A
Battery technologyKnown for one	Sealed Lead Acid (VRLA)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	8 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Form factorDiffers	Desktop	Tower
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fault, Power
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	IP20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	0 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	0 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 2000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	161 mm	145 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	397 mm
HeightDiffers	92 mm	333 mm
WeightDiffers	3.9 kg	9.8 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	India
Warranty periodKnown for one	2 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	143 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	373 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	237 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	4.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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