PSU Tier List Rev. 8.6.0

[PSU Daniel]

Tiering Methodology 

 

Tier S: Based on LLC + DC-DC, Power Factor higher than 0.980, 5VSB general efficiency higher than 77%, Vampire Power lower than 0.13, Load Regulation 12V 0.78% or less, Load Regulation 5V 1.50% or less, Load Regulation 3,3V 2.16% or less, Load Regulation 5VSB 2.92% or lees, Hold up time 17ms or better, ripple lower than 32mV in all situations, cauge 16-18AWG.

 

Tier A: Based on LLC + DC-DC, Power Factor higher than 0.975, 5VSB general efficiency higher than 76%, Vampire Power lower than 0.16W, Load Regulation 12V 1.73% or less, Load Regulation 5V 2.37% or less, Load Regulation 3,3V 3.63% or less, Load Regulation 5VSB 4.84% or less, hold up time 16ms or better, ripple lower than 48mV in all situations, cauge 16-18AWG.

 

Tier B: Based on LLC + DC-DC, Power Factor higher than 0.970, 5VSB general efficiency higher than 75%, Vampire Power lower than 0.19W, Load Regulation 12V 1.95% or less, Load Regulation 5V 2.62%, Load Regulation 3,3V 3.88% or less, Load Regulation 5VSB 5.09% or less, ripple lower than 55mV in all situations, cauge 18AWG or better.

 

Tier C: Based on Double Forward and derivatives + DC-DC or above, Power Factor higher than 0.960, 5VSB general efficiency higher than 73%, Vampire Power lower than 0.22W, Load Regulation 12V 2.17% or less, Load Regulation 5V 2.84% or less, Load Regulation 3,3V 4.10% or less, Load Regulation 5VSB 5.21% or less, hold up time 8ms or better, ripple lower than 76mV in all situations, cauge 18AWG or better. 

 

Tier D: Based on Double Forward and derivatives + Group Regulation or above, Power Factor higher than 0.950, 5VSB general efficiency higher than 71%, Vampire Power lower than 0.25W, Load Regulation 12V 2.61% or less, Load Regulation 5V 3.28% or less, Load Regulation 3,3V 4.54% or less, Load Regulation 5VSB 5.65% or less, ripple lower than 80mV in all situations, cauge 20AWG or better.

 

Tier E: Based on Double Forward and derivatives + Group Regulation or above, Power Factor higher than 0.940, 5VSB general efficiency higher than 69%, Vampire Power lower than 0.28W, Load Regulation 12V 3.49% or less, Load Regulation 5V 4.16% or less, Load Regulation 3,3V 5.42% or less, Load Regulation 5VSB 6.53% or less, hold up time 6ms or better, ripple lower than 90mV in all situations, cauge 20AWG or better.

 

Tier F: Based on Double Forward and derivatives + Group Regulation or above, Power Factor higher than 0.930, 5VSB general efficiency higher than 63%, Vampire Power lower than 0.31W, Load Regulation 12V 5.25% or less, Load Regulation 5V 5.92% or less, Load Regulation 3,3V 7.18% or less, Load Regulation 5VSB 8.29% or less, hold up time 5ms or better, ripple lower than 100mV in all situations, cauge 22AWG or better.

 

Tier S: (150USD-500USD) Ultra Range

 

Aerocool- // Project 7 [3] //

Antec- // Signature Titanium [3] // Signature SP //

Asus- // ROG Thor 850PI // ROG Thor 1200PI [3] //

Be Quiet!- // Dark Power 12 // Dark Power Pro 12 //

Cooler Master- // V Platinum // XG //

Corsair- // AX1600i // AX1500i // AX1200i // AX860i // AX1000 // AX860 // HX1200 // HX1000 // HX850 // HX750 // HX-i (2022) // SF450 Platinum // SF 600 Platinum // RM-X (2018) //

Cougar- // Polar //

Enermax- // MaxTytan //

EVGA- // SuperNova T2 //

Lian Li- // SP750 //

Rosewill- // Tokamak //

Seasonic- // Prime Gold // Prime Gold Ultra // Prime Platinum // Prime Ultra Platinum // Prime Fanless TX // Prime Titanium // Prime Titanium Fanless // Prime Titanium Ultra // Prime TX // Snow Silent //

Silverstone- // Nightjar [3] // 

Super Flower- // Leadex III Gold // Leadex III Gold ARGB //

Thermaltake- // TF1 // PF1 // Though Power iRGB Plus // 

 

Tier A (90USD-150USD) HIGH-END 

 

1st Player- // SFX // Steampunk //

Antec- // Earthwatts Gold Pro // High Current Gamer Extreme // High Current Gamer Gold // Signature Platinum [3] //

Be Quiet!- // Pure Power 11 FM // Straight Power 11 Platinum [1] // Straight Power 11 Gold [1] //

Bitfenix- // Formula Gold [1] // Whisper //

Channel Well Technology- // GPU-V-G //

Chieftec- // Polaris //

Chieftronic- // PowerPlay //

Cooler Master- // MWE Gold V2 // V Gold SFX // V Gold V2 // V Gold //

Corsair- // HX1000i // HX1200i // HX750i // HX850i // RM 2019 // RM-i // RM-X (202) // RM-X (2015) // SF750 Platinum // TX-M (2021) //

Cougar- // GX-F //

Deepcool- // DQ-M // DQ-M-V2L // PQ-M [2] //

Enermax- // Platimax D.F. //

EVGA- // SuperNova GT // SuperNova G3 // SuperNova G6 // SuperNova P2 // SuperNova P6 // 

Fractal Design- // ION Gold // ION+ Platinum //

FSP- // Aurum PT // Dagger Pro // HPT-M Hydro // Hydro PTM Pro //

Gigabyte- // UD-GM [6] // UD1000GM PG5 [6] //

Green- // Overclocking DG //

Highpower- // H-GD //

InWin- // Classic 900W //

Kolink- // Continuum //

Mistel- // Vision //

MSI- // MPG A-G // MPG A-GF //

Riotoro- // Builder Edition //

Seasonic- // Core GX // Focus Plus Gold [2] // Focus Platinum [2] //

Silverstone- // Decathlon DA // Hela //

Super Flower- // Leadex II Gold // Leadex V Platinum Pro // Leadex Titanium //

Thermaltake- // Though Power DPS G // Though Power GF1 // Though Power GF2 ARGB //Though Power Grand RGB //

Xpg- // Cybercore // Core Reactor //

 

Tier B (60USD-90USD) MEDIUM-HIGH RANGE 

 

Asus- // ROG Strix [2] // TUF Gaming B //

Chieftec- // Polaris //

Chieftronic- // Powerup //

Corsair- // CX (2016) // CX-F // TX-M (2017) //

Enermax- // Revolution D.F [1] //

Fractal Design- // Ion SFX Gold //

Lian Li- // PE-SFX-L //

Montech- // Gamma II // Century //

NZXT- // C Gold [2] //

Phantecks- // AMP [2] //

Sama- // Forza Titanium 800W //

Seasonic- // Core GM // Focus SGX [2] // Prime Connect //

Silverstone- // SFX Gold //

 

Tier C (40USD-60USD) MID-RANGE 

 

Aerocool- // Xpredator //

Antec- // High curren Pro Platinum [1] //

Apex gaming- // AG-M //

Be Quiet- // SFX-L Power // System Power U9 // 

Cooler Master- // G Gold // MWE V2 Bronze // MWE V2 White //

Corsair- // CV650 // CV750 // CX-M (2016) // CX-M (2021) //

Enermax- // RevoBron TGA // MaxRevo // Enermax Revolution X't II //

EVGA- // B3 // SuperNova G+ // SuperNova G2 [7] // SuperNova G5 // SuperNova GM // GQ [5] //

Kolink- // Enclave //

Rajintek- // Ermis B //

Riotoro- // Enigma //

Seasonic- // X //

Thermaltake- // Smart BM2 // Smart Pro RGB Bronze //

Xpg- // Pylon //

 

Tier D LOW-END

 

Antec- // Strider Platinum // Strider SX1000 platinum //

Corsair- // CV450 // CV550 // VS //

Cougar- // VTE Bronze //

Enermax- // Revolution SFX //

EVGA- // B // BQ // BT // N1 //SuperNova GA [3] [4] // SuperNova NEX B // W //

Gamemax- // GP //

FSP- // Dagger //

Seasonic- // S12III //

Thermaltake- // Smart RGB //

 

Tier E ENTRY RANGE

 

Super Flower- // Leadex Platinum [8] //

Zalman- // EBT //

 

Tier F REPLACE IMMEDIATELY 

 

Aerocool- // Cylon [5] //

Gamemax- // GM //

Gigabyte- // P450B // P550B //

Rosewill- // Photon //

 

Notes: 

 

[1] The units multi rail without the possibility to switch to single rail can present issues with GPUs (3080, 3080Ti, 3090, 3090Ti, 6800XT, 6900XT, 6950XT) and/or CPUs (i7/i9 K version, AMD Threadripper) with high power draw.

 

[2] Some Units based on Focus may present issues with GPUs (3080, 3080Ti, 3090, 3090Ti, 6800XT, 6900XT, 6950XT) and/or CPUs (i7/i9 K version, AMD Threadripper) with high power draw.

 

[3] The units may present issues whit GPUs with very high power draw (3080Ti, 3090, 3090Ti, 6900XT, 6950XT).

 

[4] This unit has a low power factor level, even though have the rest of the features for tier B. 

 

[5] Units Without MOV, UPS is required.

 

[6] This unit has low quality caps in the secondary side, may not comply with warranty. 

 

[7] This unit has a high vampire Power Level, even though it's features are enough for tier A.

 

[8] This unit has a low 5VSB efficiency, even though it's features are enough for tier A.

 

 

 

 

[Moonzy]

7 minutes ago, PSU Daniel said:

RM-X (202)

what an ancient unit you got there

[PSU Daniel]

If there's some error or recommendation, please say it 

[PSU Daniel]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

what an ancient unit you got there

Huh?

Is the model 2022

[SavageNeo]

We already have this list in the forums. it is outdated, but if you ask the authors they might let you update the already existing one.

 

The updated list, is on their website at cultist.com

 

we do not need duplicates on this forum

 

Spoiler

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

Spoiler

https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

 

[DoKaVaL]

25 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

We already have this list in the forums. it is outdated, but if you ask the authors they might let you update the already existing one.

 

The updated list, is on their website at cultist.com

 

we do not need duplicates on this forum

 

  Reveal hidden contents

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

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https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

 

Dude. This List is Way too different from PSU Cultist one. Take time to watch it and read.

 

[SavageNeo]

2 hours ago, DoKaVaL said:

Dude. This List is Way too different from PSU Cultist one. Take time to watch it and read.

 

i can see. in this lsit there is much less units, methodology seems to be pretty much the same.

[PSU Daniel]

3 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

We already have this list in the forums. it is outdated, but if you ask the authors they might let you update the already existing one.

 

The updated list, is on their website at cultist.com

 

we do not need duplicates on this forum

 

  Reveal hidden contents

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/

  Reveal hidden contents

https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

 

It's not an update, it's a new tier, the tier list of the Cult List is bad in some tiers like tier B, You have CX, PSU LLC Half Bridge + DC-DC in the same tier with G5, PSU with active Clam, "The tier B never was planned por GPUs with high power draft", here that is not a problem.

This list is different and with more demanding requirements.

[Guest]

Antec High Current Pro Platinum is a Tier C ? 

 

SuperFlower Leadex Platinum is Tier E ? 

 

Who wrote this nonsense ?

 

[PSU Daniel]

Just now, lee32uk said:

Antec High Current Pro Platinum is a Tier C ? 

 

SuperFlower Leadex Platinum is Tier E ? 

 

Who wrote this nonsense ?

 

Did you read the notes????

[PSU Daniel]

58 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

i can see. in this lsit there is much less units, methodology seems to be pretty much the same.

Less units because we don't want errors.

Methodology, well, it's not the same, if you want to get tier B for example, you need LLC, in the cult list you need Active Clamp or above, in the cult list the don't say anything of the Load regulation or ripple, during the creation of this tier we saw PSU's with more than 100mV, and in the cult list they don't do anything for fix that 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, PSU Daniel said:

Did you read the notes????

What difference does that make ? It is on Tier C/E regardless. Utter nonsense.

 

Did you write this list yourself ?

[PSU Daniel]

8 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Antec High Current Pro Platinum is a Tier C ? 

 

SuperFlower Leadex Platinum is Tier E ? 

 

Who wrote this nonsense ?

 

Current Pro Platinum has 0.22W in Vampire Power, that's the reason of the tier C

[Guest]

1 minute ago, PSU Daniel said:

Current Pro Platinum has 0.22W in Vampire Power, that's the reason of the tier C

That doesn't make it a Tier C. 

 

Go find a psu with a perfect review. You won't find one.

[PSU Daniel]

5 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

What difference does that make ? It is on Tier C/E regardless. Utter nonsense.

 

Did you write this list yourself ?

One unit has High Vampire Power and the other unit has a bad 5VSB riel, that's the reason.

 

Not at all.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, PSU Daniel said:

One unit has High Vampire Power and the other unit has a bad 5VSB riel, that's the reason.

 

Not at all.

Go look at a proper review on sites like Toms Hardware. See how they score it. 

 

So where did you copy/paste this list from ?

[PSU Daniel]

2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Go look at a proper review on sites like Toms Hardware. See how they score it. 

 

So where did you copy/paste this list from ?

All the information is from Tom's hardware, Tech power up (same reviewer, Aris) and Cybernetics.

 

It's not a Copy + Paste, it's not only my job, we have a little "team" if you want to say it in that way.

[PSU Daniel]

5 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Go look at a proper review on sites like Toms Hardware. See how they score it. 

 

So where did you copy/paste this list from ?

Well, and HWbusters.com 

 

 

 

[Middcore]

8 minutes ago, PSU Daniel said:

It's not a Copy + Paste, it's not only my job, we have a little "team" if you want to say it in that way.

Who's "we"?

[PSU Daniel]

Just now, Middcore said:

Who's "we"?

Well, I can say only the names, 

Fernando, Jonathan, Charles and me to serve you

[Damascus]

Using a lot of review data without properly accrediting is not great, just mentioning where the data is from in aggregate isn't enough.

[Middcore]

7 minutes ago, PSU Daniel said:

Well, I can say only the names, 

Fernando, Jonathan, Charles and me to serve you

 

So you and your imaginary friends for all we know?  

 

Are you associated with any site or publication?

 

You have to understand that the cultists PSU tier list is a collaborative effort among community members people here know, which has been going on for a long while. So when you show up here and present a "competing" list you claim is better as your very first post on the forum, with no background on your knowledge or credibility, people are going to be skeptical. 

 

Edit: Using an almost-identical avatar to a longtime forum member who actually does have unimpeachable bona fides in this area also looks rather weird. 

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, PSU Daniel said:

All the information is from Tom's hardware, Tech power up (same reviewer, Aris) and Cybernetics.

 

It's not a Copy + Paste, it's not only my job, we have a little "team" if you want to say it in that way.

Maybe you should read the conclusion for the Leadex Platinum ? So again, what makes it a Tier E unit just because of the not so efficient 5VSB rail ? You can put some side notes against it, but no way on earth does it belong there.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/super-flower-sf-1000f14mp/11.html

 

 

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, PSU Daniel said:

Well, I can say only the names, 

Fernando, Jonathan, Charles and me to serve you

Are you as qualified/knowledgeable as someone like @jonnyGURU ? To me it just sounds like you are trying to make a 'different' list just for the sake of it. 

[PSU Daniel]

3 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Using a lot of review data without properly accrediting is not great, just mentioning where the data is from in aggregate isn't enough.

We know, but we needed to Post this until 12 AM.

This will be corrected after.