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What is difference between X7S and X7R?

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Rachel Hickman

Published Feb 12, 2026

What is difference between X7S and X7R?

X7R: ± 15% from – 55°C to + 125°C, with 0 Vdc applied. X7S: ± 22% from – 55°C to + 125°C, with 0 Vdc applied. Insulation Resistance (IR): @ + 25°C and rated voltage 100,000 Megohms minimum or 1000 ohm-farads, whichever is less.

What is X7R dielectric?

Description. X7R formulations are called “temperature stable” ceramics and fall into EIA Class II materials. X7R is the most popular of these intermediate dielectric constant materials. Its temperature variation of capacitance is within ±15% from -55°C to +125°C. This capacitance change is non-linear.

What is the difference between C0G and X7R?

C0G is a Class 1 dielectric and an all-around capacitor superstar: the capacitance is not significantly affected by temperature, applied voltage, or aging. In contrast, you can find a 0.1 µF X7R cap in the 0306 package, and with a voltage rating (10 V) high enough for 3.3 V or even 5 V circuitry.

What is the difference between X7R and X8R?

The difference between X7R and X8R is the upper temperature range. If you use an X8R ceramic, the capacitance will be within ± 15 %, even up to +150 °C. The capacitance is within ± 15 % up to +125 °C. Beyond that point, it will drop down further.

What does X7R mean capacitor?

When manufacturer says that this is a X7R capacitor, it means that the capacitor can operate from –55 degrees centigrade to +125 degrees centigrade temperature and the capacitance of the capacitor will not vary more or less than 15% from its nominal value specified.

What is X7S capacitor?

X7S formulations are called “temperature stable” ceramics and fall into EIA Class II materials. Its temperature variation of capacitance s within ±22% from –55°C to +125°C. Capacitance for X7S varies under the influence of electrical operating conditions such as voltage and frequency.

What is X5R dielectric?

X5R dielectric is a Class II type dielectric suitable for higher capacitance applications. This dielectric offers high volumetric efficiency. Small case size X5R capacitors are well suited for decoupling and filtering applications in mobile devices, medical devices and other applications with size constraints.

What does X7R capacitor mean?

What does ‘ceramic X5R or X7R’ mean?

X7R formulations are called “temperature stable” ceramics and fall into EIA Class II materials. X7R is the most popular of these intermediate dielectric constant materials. Its temperature variation of capacitance is within ±15% from -55°C to +125°C.

What is a X7R capacitor?

When manufacturer says that this is a X7R capacitor, it means that the capacitor can operate from – 55 degrees centigrade to + 125 degrees centigrade temperature and the capacitance of the capacitor will not vary more or less than 15% from its nominal value specified.

Is dielectric necessary in capacitors?

Of course not. You can have capacitors where a vacuum exists between the plates. While there doesn’t need to be a dielectric, there can’t just be a conductor between the plates.

What is the dielectric symbol?

dielectric constant (relative permittivity , symbol ∈r) Measure of the polarity of a medium. The force (F) between two electric charges (e) at a distance (d) apart in a vacuum is expressed as: F = e2/d2. In any other medium: F = e2/∈rd2 where ∈r is the dielectric constant.