CyberPower UPS, ENERGY STAR certified
CyberPower SX650U
650 VA / 360 W passive standby UPS.
Capacity
650 VA
360 W real power
Topology
Passive Standby
Efficiency
98.3%
weighted, as tested
Runtime @ 50%
9 min
2 min at full load
A UPS has two ratings and the lower one is the limit. This unit is rated 650 VA and 360 W, so the equipment plugged into its battery outlets should draw no more than about 288 W if you want the usual 20% headroom. How to size a UPS.
Its weighted efficiency of 98.3% compares with a median of 98.6% across 98 certified units within 25% of its capacity. With nothing plugged in it still draws 2.9 W, about $3.29 a year at 13¢/kWh just to stand ready.
- Maker
- CyberPower
- Model
- SX650U
- Apparent power rating
- 650 VA
- Real power rating
- 360 W
- Power factor
- 0.55
- Topology
- Passive Standby
- Intended use
- Consumer
- Battery
- Valve Regulated Lead-acid Battery
- Runtime at 50% load
- 9 min
- Runtime at 100% load
- 2 min
- Battery warranty
- 3 yr
- Weighted efficiency
- 98.3%
- Efficiency at 25 / 50 / 75 / 100% load
- 96.8% / 98.3% / 98.6% / 98.8%
- Input power at no load
- 2.9 W
- Rack mountable
- No
- Rated input voltage
- 120 V
- Rated output voltage
- 120 V
- Connections
- USB Port
- Size (H x W x D)
- 250 x 147 x 82 mm
- Maker take-back program
- No
- On the market since
- May 2018
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 12 Apr 2018
Certified under the same record
The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: SE650, SE650U.
Source: ENERGY STAR certified uninterruptible power supplies dataset, US EPA, record 2320693, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the SX650U
Certified UPS units from other makers within 25% of its VA rating.
| Model | Capacity | Topology | Efficiency | Runtime @ 50% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp Lite AG-0313 | 650 VA / 325 W | Passive Standby | 99.2% | 5 min |
| APC Back-UPS 650VA 120V 8 NEMA outlets (4 surge) | 650 VA / 390 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 12 min |
| APC BE650G1-CN | 650 VA / 390 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 12 min |
| APC BVN650M1 | 650 VA / 360 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 10 min |
| APC BVN650M1-CA | 650 VA / 360 W | Passive Standby | 98.8% | 10 min |
| Tripp Lite AG-0312 | 650 VA / 330 W | Passive Standby | 98.0% | 5 min |
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