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APC BE700G3

700 VA / 420 W passive standby UPS.

APC Back-UPS 700VA/420W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 6xNEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A + C Ports

Capacity

700 VA

420 W real power

Topology

Passive Standby

Efficiency

98.9%

weighted, as tested

Runtime @ 50%

10 min

2 min at full load

A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 700 VA and 420 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 336 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.

Its weighted efficiency of 98.9% compares with a median of 98.6% across 99 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 1.8 W, about $2.05 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.

Maker
APC
Model
BE700G3
Description
APC Back-UPS 700VA/420W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 6xNEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A + C Ports
Apparent power rating
700 VA
Real power rating
420 W
Power factor
0.60
Topology
Passive Standby
Intended use
Consumer
Battery
Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
Runtime at 50% load
10 min
Runtime at 100% load
2 min
Battery warranty
3 yr
Weighted efficiency
98.9%
Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
98.2% / 99.0% / 99.1% / 99.2%
Input power at no load
1.8 W
Outlets
6 (4 battery + surge, 2 surge only)
Rack mountable
No
Rated input voltage
120 V
Rated output voltage
120 V
Connections
None
Size (H x W x D)
90 x 167 x 245 mm
Maker take-back program
Yes
On the market since
Jan 2024
ENERGY STAR certified
16 Jan 2024

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: APC Back-UPS 700VA/420W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 6x NEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A + C Ports Factory Serviced, BE700G3W, Std Exch APC Back-UPS 700VA/420W Floor/Wall Mount 120V 6x NEMA 5-15R outlets USB Type A + C Ports, BE700G3Q.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 3360897, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

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Vertiv PSA5-700MT120700 VA / 420 WLine Interactive98.6%8 min
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W Box 0E-RCKMT700700 VA / 400 WLine Interactive98.7%11 min
Tripp Lite SMART700RT1U700 VA / 420 WOther98.5%10 min
Tripp Lite AG-0670700 VA / 350 WLine Interactive99.4%11 min
Tripp Lite AG-06BD700 VA / 480 WLine Interactive98.9%17 min

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