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Product comparison · 2 power supply units

be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W vs be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W

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  • 74specifications compared
  • 43differ
  • 31identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W has 650 W more total power than the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W (1500 W vs 850 W). The be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W has 650 W more peak power than the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W (1600 W vs 950 W). The be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W has 4 A more maximum input current (@110V) than the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W (17 A vs 13 A). Input current: 13 - 7 A on the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W, 17 - 9 A on the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W. SATA power cable length: 600,750,900,1050 mm on the be quiet! DARK POWER 12 850W, 500,550,600,650,750,800,900 mm on the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W.

  • Total power
    • 850 W
    • 1500 W
  • Peak power
    • 950 W
    • 1600 W
  • Input current
    • 13 - 7 A
    • 17 - 9 A
  • Maximum input current (@110V)
    • 13 A
    • 17 A
  • Maximum input current (@220V)
    • 7 A
    • 9 A
  • Power factor
    • 0.97
    • 0.99
  • Combined power (+3.3V)
    • 120 W
    • 150 W
  • Combined power (+12V)
    • 840 W
    • 1500 W

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Power20 differ
Total powerDiffers850 W1500 W
Peak powerDiffers950 W1600 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers13 - 7 A17 - 9 A
Maximum input current (@110V)Differs13 A17 A
Maximum input current (@220V)Differs7 A9 A
Power factorDiffers0.970.99
Power Factor Correction (PFC) typeActiveActive
Combined power (+3.3V)Differs120 W150 W
Combined power (+12V)Differs840 W1500 W
Combined power (+5V)Differs120 W150 W
Combined power (-12V)6 W6 W
Combined power (+5Vsb)Differs15 W17.5 W
Max output current (+3.3V)Differs24 A25 A
Max output current (+12V)Differs70 A125 A
Max output current (+12V1)Differs30 A40 A
Max output current (+12V2)Differs30 A40 A
Max output current (+12V3)Differs35 A40 A
Max output current (+12V4)Differs35 A40 A
Max output current (+5V)Differs24 A25 A
Max output current (-12V)0.5 A0.5 A
Max output current (+5Vsb)Differs3 A3.5 A
EfficiencyDiffers93.2%94.9%
Hold timeDiffers21 ms18.82 ms
Power protection featuresOver current, Over power, Over voltage, Overheating, Short circuit, Under voltageOver current, Over power, Over voltage, Overheating, Short circuit, Under voltage
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Motherboard power connector20+4 pin ATX20+4 pin ATX
Motherboard power cable length60 cm60 cm
Number of SATA power connectorsDiffers1216
SATA power cable lengthDiffers600,750,900,1050 mm500,550,600,650,750,800,900 mm
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Differs58
Peripheral (Molex) power cable lengthDiffers1050,600,750,900 mm600,750,900 mm
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
EPS power connector (4+4 pin)YesYes
PCI Express power connectors (6+2 pin)Differs610
PCI Express power cable length60 cm60 cm
ATX power connector (20+4 pin)YesYes
Floppy disk drive cable length120 cm120 cm
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
PCI Express connectorYesYes
Cabling typeFully-ModularFully-Modular
Floppy drive power connectorKnown for one2
Performance3 differ
PurposePCPC
Power supply unit (PSU) form factorATXATX
80 PLUS certification80 PLUS Titanium80 PLUS Titanium
ATX versionDiffers2.522.51
EPS version2.922.92
Noise levelDiffers20 dB31.5 dB
Bearing technologyFDBFDB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs200000 h100000 h
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Cooling typeActiveActive
Fan diameter13.5 cm13.5 cm
Number of fans1 fan(s)1 fan(s)
On/off switchYesYes
IlluminationKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C0 - 50 °C
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersCPU, DC, PCIe, Peripheral (Molex), SATAAC, CPU, PCIe, SATA
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesRoHSRoHS
CertificationDiffersWEEEErP, WEEE
Safety regulation & standardsidentical
SafetyKnown for oneCE, CB, TÜV, FCC, cTUVus, RCM, BSMI, CU, CCC
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width150 mm150 mm
DepthDiffers175 mm200 mm
Height86 mm86 mm
WeightDiffers1.97 kg2.44 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers350 mm253 mm
Package depthDiffers270 mm417 mm
Package heightDiffers120 mm152 mm
Package weightDiffers4.2 kg6.9 kg
Package typeBoxBox
Technical details1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersENERGY STAR, ErPENERGY STAR
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneYes
Logistics data5 differ
Products per shipping (inner) caseDiffers4 pc(s)2 pc(s)
Shipping (inner) case gross weightDiffers18.1 kg14.6 kg
Shipping (inner) case heightDiffers36.8 cm28.3 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthDiffers50.4 cm44 cm
Shipping (inner) case widthDiffers30.5 cm32.5 cm
Harmonized System (HS) code8473302084733020

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