APC UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
APC SMX1500RM2UCUS
1,440 VA / 1,350 W line interactive UPS.
APC Smart-UPS X 1500VA Rack/Tower LCD 120V with SmartConnect TAA-Compliant
Capacity
1,440 VA
1,350 W real power
Topology
Line Interactive
Efficiency
98.9%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
14 min
5 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 1,440 VA and 1,350 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 1,080 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 98.9% compares with a median of 98.7% across 158 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 4.3 W, about $4.94 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- APC
- Model
- SMX1500RM2UCUS
- Description
- APC Smart-UPS X 1500VA Rack/Tower LCD 120V with SmartConnect TAA-Compliant
- Apparent power rating
- 1,440 VA
- Real power rating
- 1,350 W
- Power factor
- 0.94
- Topology
- Line Interactive
- Intended use
- Commercial
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 14 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 5 min
- Battery warranty
- 2 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 98.9%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 98.5% / 98.9% / 98.9% / 98.7%
- Input power at no load
- 4.3 W
- Outlets
- 8 (8 battery + surge, 0 surge only)
- Rack mountable
- Yes, 2U
- Rated input voltage
- 120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- Serial Port,USB Port,Ethernet
- Size (H x W x D)
- 89 x 432 x 490 mm
- Maker take-back program
- Yes
- On the market since
- Sep 2021
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 30 Aug 2020
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: APC Smart-UPS X 1500VA Rack/Tower LCD 120V with SmartConnect TAA-Compliant Factory Serviced, SMX1500RM2UCUSW, Std Exch APC Smart-UPS X 1500VA Rack/Tower LCD 120V with SmartConnect TAA-Compliant, SMX1500RM2UCUSQ.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2365258, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the SMX1500RM2UCUS
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp Lite AG-87C3 | 1,440 VA / 900 W | Passive Standby | 98.7% | 11 min |
| Vertiv PSA5-1500MT120 | 1,440 VA / 900 W | Line Interactive | 98.5% | 11 min |
| Tripp Lite SU1500LCD1U | 1,440 VA / 1,440 W | Double Conversion | 92.4% | 10 min |
| Tripp Lite SMART1500RT1U | 1,440 VA / 1,100 W | Line Interactive | 98.4% | 10 min |
| Tripp Lite SMC1500RT1U | 1,440 VA / 1,100 W | Line Interactive | 98.6% | 10 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-06B5 | 1,440 VA / 940 W | Line Interactive | 98.5% | 10 min |
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