Test – FSP Hyper M 500: |Specs | CPU | Hashrate | Review | Config

Test – FSP Hyper M 500: Specs | Price | CPU | Profitability| Hashrate| best Coins | Config | Advantage (Pros) and Disadvantages (Cons) and other important features that will help you make better decision.

After the test of a very good Aurum S 500 (see here) today it is a more entry-level version which passes into my hands, namely the Hyper M 500! Model just above its little sister the Hexa we add modularity so that those who do not have much space inside the tower will be happy. FSP has decided not to entrust the beast in the arms of the company which grants 80Plus certifications, certainly due to a too high cost but affixes a mention “Meet 85 Plus”, which is just an indication (which should be close to an 80Plus Bronze, which I would be sure to check out).

Offered at a price of around 70 € and guaranteed for 5 years, it could be a good start for a configuration that necessarily requires a modular power supply, but let’s not jump directly to the conclusion before having tested the beast!

As the Aurum S the box is rather sober, there is of course the logo of the brand, the power, an Intel Haswell ready logo as well as the famous “Meet 85 Plus” and the logo of the 5 years warranty. A small photo of the profile of the Hyper M is also present, to see what we are buying!

At the rear is a table showing the distribution of power, the number of cables and associated connectors and a small listing of the main characteristics. One thing is for sure FSP gets to the point and only offers the important information, not “this is the best food in the world, have an edge during the games” or other such absurd talk, thank you FSP for taking care of me. eyes (again)!

Again FSP protects its power supply very well, foam on each side, below and a foam plate also above. All of this should protect the beast very well from the transport scuffs, which is the main thing! On the upper foam plate there is a warranty leaflet.

The bundle of the FSP Aurum S 500 consists of:

1 x power supply (yes anyway!)
1 x power cord
1 x warranty leaflet
1 x precautionary statement
3 x cable ties
4 x screws

As you can see the bundle has been reduced to its simplest form, 2 sheets, 3 plastic cable ties and 4 fixing screws, and that’s it! Well, this is a power supply here so you don’t really need to have more, but a manual still wouldn’t have been superfluous.

The finish although very good clearly does not benefit from the same quality as what we find on the Aurum S, indeed no grainy metallic paint here but simple black. The grille above the fan is also most classic, everything to be as sober as possible (as well as to reduce costs).

Underneath is a large sticker presenting the power distribution table as well as the various logos of use, in addition to the serial numbers. Sober and functional once again.

On the sides a self-adhesive strip showing the make, model and power, all in the same black paint.

At the back we find the connectors for the modular cables as well as the fixed cables, the hole of the fixed cables could have been smaller so as not to have the impression that everything floats at the exit. On the other hand there will not be the slightest question to ask when connecting modular cables, in fact each type of cable has its connector, PCIe are blue, Sata are black and Molex are white, at least a good one. thing done!

At the back, nothing more classic, a large grid in the shape of a honeycomb as well as the eternal On / Off switch and the socket for the power cord.

Inside we find the PCB of the classic Hyper to which we have added another PCB for the modular connectors. As you can see there are not a lot of components inside the beast, the capacitors are a mix of Teapo and CapXon, the Teapo are not the best but hold up on the other hand. for CapXon it’s another story and they represent the bottom of the basket. In addition, with all the free space, the power supply could have lost a few centimeters in order to be more compact. However, let us be relativistic because given the space available and with adequate cooling it should however not have any problems even with components that are not of superior quality, but we are very very far from the top of the range here.

The ventilation is entrusted to a 12cm fan from Yate Loon like its big sister the Aurum S but a model which is able to turn faster, the DS12SH-12, maximum speed of 2200 RPM for an air flow of 88CFM and Theoretical maximum noise nuisance of 41 dB. Note that like the DS12M-12 of the Aurum S we are here in the presence of a “Sleeve” type bearing which is less enduring than a ball bearing.

Cables

As we can see the connection is rather provided on the FSP Hyper M 500, in addition to the eternal 24-pin and 4 + 4-pin processor there are 2 PCIe cables (1 connector per cable), 3 Sata cables (3 connectors each ) as well as 2 Molex cables (2 connectors each and 1 connector for floppy disk drive). It goes without saying that to be in lack of connectors it will be necessary to have a PC worthy of a storage server so there is really nothing to say about the Hyper M 500, except that I really do not see any more. the utility of putting connectors for floppy disk drive, especially 2!

The cables themselves are covered with a braid, like the Aurum S 500 and as the latter the mesh is very wide suddenly we can see the colors of the wires inside, it is not very serious in itself but black cables would have been more in the era of time 😉

Specification: Hashrate – FSP Hyper M 500

As I said the FSP Hyper M 500 does not have an official 80Plus certification but a simple indication of an efficiency greater than 85% on the box, so it will have to be checked against other power supplies in the comparison of today. In terms of the available power we find 456 Watts available on the single 12V rail, 12 Watts for the 3.3V and 5V combined as well as 18.6 Watts for the 5Vsb and -12V, very much the same as on the Aurum S tested recently, which is to say that it will be sufficient for 99% of the market configurations, even large “gamer” configurations as long as only one graphics card is involved.

Regarding the cooling it will be provided by the Yate Loon DS12H-12 seen above which runs at a maximum speed of 2200 RPM for 41 dB maximum, it should logically not reach such a rate, given the measured heat which should be evacuated.

The price of 70 € classifies the Hyper M 500 a little higher than the entry level for this type of power, the 5-year warranty is however more important than many competitors, which could work in its favor during the ‘purchase.

The test platform

The FSP HyperM 500 power supply has been tested on the configuration below:

• Processor : Intel Core i7 875K @ 3.2 Ghz
• Motherboard : Asus P7P55D
• Mémoire: Kingston HyperX 4 x 2 Go 1600Mhz
• Disque dur: WD Raptor 150 Go
• Graphics card : Sapphire Toxic 5850

The test protocol

The core i7 875K has been slightly overclocked to 3.2Ghz. The readings in charge were taken during an OCCT Power Supply test, the readings at rest were taken after 15mins on the desk.

The power supply has been tested against:

• Antec Edge 650 (tested here)
• be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850 (tested here)
• be quiet! E9 580CM (tested here)
• be quiet! L8 Pure Power 500 (tested here)
• be quiet! Straight Power 10 500 CM (tested here)
• Corsair CS450M (tested here)
• Corsair RM750i (tested here)
• FSP Aurum S 500 (tested here)
• Seasonic S12 600 (de 2006)
• Seasonic G550 (tested here)
• Seasonic X650 (v1 de 2010)
• Seasonic X650 KM3 (tested here)
• Seasonic P660 (tested here)
• Seasonic Platinum 460FL (tested here)
• Seasonic Snow Silent 750 (tested here)
• Silverstone NightJar 520 (tested here)
• Silverstone SX500-LG (tested here)
• Silverstone SFX SX600-G (tested here)
• Silverstone Strider Essential 600 (tested here)
• Silverstone Strider Plus 600 (tested here)
• Silverstone Strider S 1500 (tested here)
• Silverstone SX-600 G (tested here)
• XFX TS-550 Bronze (tested here)
• XFX XTR 550 (tested here)

The consumption

Before starting, let’s take a look at the performance of the power supplies compared to the FSP Hyper M 500, in fact the various 80Plus certifications will directly influence consumption, so this will be a good way to have concrete results. Only the S12 600 does not have an 80Plus certification because it did not yet exist at the time of purchase (but the following versions of this power supply had the classic 80Plus certification, so 80% / 80% / 80% to 20% respectively / 50% / 100% load).

As far as consumption is concerned, we are here a few watts above the other 80Plus Bronze power supplies reaching a maximum of 371 Watts under full load, while at rest the Hyper M 500 does as well as the others with a “small” 81 Watts. Looking more closely we note that the consumption is roughly equal to the Seasonic S12 600 which is equivalent to a classic 80Plus certification, so the union minimum is respected here!
Note that the consumption was read at the plug and for the complete configuration .

The tensions

The FSP Hyper M 500 remains stable throughout the tests, the 12V goes from 12.01V to 11.93V, the 5V from 4.99V to 4.97V and the 3.3V from 3.30V to 3.28V, which means that there is no really has no worries here. Note that the power supply is not pushed to its limits, but the 371 Watts represent rather well the consumption of a high-end “gamer” configuration these days (equipped with a GTX970 or 980 for example, no no it does not consume 600 Watts).

Noise pollution

Warning: Part to be taken with a grain of salt, unfortunately not having access to the appropriate equipment and using an android application to take the readings The measurements below are only indicative! The readings were taken 15cm from the feed.

Unfortunately here and as with its big sister the Aurum S 500 the noise pollution is not the best, indeed it is very clearly discreet at rest with its 33 dB and it is almost certain that it will not be heard in a box closed but once in charge on the other hand we go up to a 40 dB which is very clearly audible! Relativize however, 40 dB can seem enormous at first glance but in a “classic” configuration and therefore which is not studied for the silence the components like the graphics card or the cooler will make in almost all the cases of figure more noises than the Hyper M 500. Who says higher sound level also means better cooling and therefore internal components, therefore a bad for a good especially when you see the internal components.

Here we are at the end of this test, what about the FSP Hyper M 500?
It is the most affordable modular power supply at FSP, indeed apart from the perennial 24-pin and 4 + 4-pin processor cables all the others are modular, and there are a number of connectors available to power all the necessary peripherals. . As far as performance is concerned, the Hyper M 500 offers the minimum vital in terms of performance, good stability but somewhat high noise pollution under load (even if discreet at rest).

As for internal components, it is here a little disappointing to find CapXon capacitors which really represent the entry level and which clearly do not have the same reliability as Japanese certified 105 ° but as I said above with good ventilation (and since they’re not locked in corners) they shouldn’t be a problem.
Another small point that would have been beneficial for the Hyper M, the size! Indeed with 16.5 cm of length it will not be able to be installed in the smallest boxes for example whereas by opening it it is clear that the place is to spare and it could have lost a few centimeters.

FSP offers its beast at around 70 € and a 5-year warranty, which is the price of an Aurum S 500 which offers better performance but without the modularity and with much less connectors available, if you really need the modularity and you are tight budget then the Hyper M 500 will do the job without problem, otherwise go for its big sister!

Advantages

• Correct performance
• 5 year warranty
• Price for a modular

Disadvantages

• Noise level under load
• Capacitors
• Cut

Many thanks to Keiko from FSP who allowed me to do this test.

Where to find the FSP Hyper M 500?

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