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be quiet! BN639 power supply unit vs be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 9identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

The be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W has 250 W more total power than the be quiet! BN639 power supply unit (850 W vs 600 W). The be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W has 300 W more peak power than the be quiet! BN639 power supply unit (950 W vs 650 W). The be quiet! BN639 power supply unit has 0.02 more power factor than the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W (0.99 vs 0.97). Input current: 10 A on the be quiet! BN639 power supply unit, 13 - 7 A on the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W. 80 PLUS certification: 80 PLUS Gold on the be quiet! BN639 power supply unit, 80 PLUS Titanium on the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W.

  • Total power
    • BN639 power supply unit:600 W
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:850 W
  • Peak power
    • BN639 power supply unit:650 W
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:950 W
  • Input current
    • BN639 power supply unit:10 A
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:13 - 7 A
  • Power factor
    • BN639 power supply unit:0.99
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:0.97
  • PCI Express power connectors (6+2 pin)
    • BN639 power supply unit:4
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:6
  • 80 PLUS certification
    • BN639 power supply unit:80 PLUS Gold
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:80 PLUS Titanium
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • BN639 power supply unit:100000 h
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:200000 h
  • Width
    • BN639 power supply unit:125 mm
    • DARK POWER 12 850W:150 mm

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Comparison of BN639, DARK POWER 12 850W
76 specifications
Power5 differ
Total powerDiffers600 W850 W
Peak powerDiffers650 W950 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers10 A13 - 7 A
Maximum input current (@110V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13 A
Maximum input current (@220V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7 A
Power factorDiffers0.990.97
Power Factor Correction (PFC) typeActiveActive
Combined power (+3.3V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 W
Combined power (+12V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source840 W
Combined power (+5V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 W
Combined power (-12V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 W
Combined power (+5Vsb)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 W
Max output current (+3.3V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 A
Max output current (+12V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 A
Max output current (+12V1)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 A
Max output current (+12V2)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 A
Max output current (+12V3)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 A
Max output current (+12V4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 A
Max output current (+5V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 A
Max output current (-12V)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.5 A
Max output current (+5Vsb)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 A
EfficiencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source93.2%
Hold timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21 ms
Power protection featuresDiffersOver current, Over power, Over voltage, Short circuit, Under voltageOver current, Over power, Over voltage, Overheating, Short circuit, Under voltage
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Motherboard power connector20+4 pin ATX20+4 pin ATX
Motherboard power cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 cm
Number of SATA power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
SATA power cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600,750,900,1050 mm
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Peripheral (Molex) power cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1050,600,750,900 mm
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (4+4 pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express power connectors (6+2 pin)Differs46
PCI Express power cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 cm
ATX power connector (20+4 pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Floppy disk drive cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 cm
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling typeFully-ModularFully-Modular
Performance2 differ
PurposePCPC
Power supply unit (PSU) form factorATXATX
80 PLUS certificationDiffers80 PLUS Gold80 PLUS Titanium
ATX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.52
EPS versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.92
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 dB
Bearing technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFDB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs100000 h200000 h
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Cooling typeActiveActive
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13.5 cm
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 fan(s)
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, DC, PCIe, Peripheral (Molex), SATA
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWEEE
Safety regulation & standardsidentical
SafetyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, CB, TÜV, FCC, cTUVus, RCM, BSMI, CU, CCC
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers125 mm150 mm
DepthDiffers130 mm175 mm
HeightDiffers64 mm86 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.97 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source270 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2 kg
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR, ErP
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Logistics dataidentical
Products per shipping (inner) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18.1 kg
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36.8 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50.4 cm
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30.5 cm
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733020

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