ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum III ATX v3.1 PSU Review

Load Regulation

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB DC/AC (Watts) Efficiency Fan Speed (RPM) PSU Noise (dB[A]) Temps (In/Out) PF/AC Volts
10% 6.482A 1.965A 1.985A 0.972A 99.996 88.245% 0 <6.0 44.23°C 0.974
12.095V 5.089V 3.324V 5.145V 113.317 40.02°C 114.81V
20% 13.988A 2.95A 2.98A 1.17A 199.948 91.732% 0 <6.0 45.74°C 0.991
12.085V 5.085V 3.322V 5.13V 217.974 40.79°C 114.78V
30% 21.861A 3.443A 3.478A 1.368A 299.999 92.977% 0 <6.0 47.16°C 0.997
12.074V 5.083V 3.321V 5.118V 322.66 41.25°C 114.74V
40% 29.708A 3.936A 3.977A 1.568A 399.552 92.834% 0 <6.0 48.54°C 0.993
12.062V 5.081V 3.319V 5.104V 430.396 41.93°C 114.72V
50% 37.238A 4.924A 4.974A 1.768A 499.274 92.601% 0 <6.0 51.49°C 0.993
12.051V 5.078V 3.317V 5.091V 539.164 42.05°C 114.67V
60% 44.843A 5.912A 5.973A 1.971A 599.806 92.227% 494 9.9 42.56°C 0.994
12.042V 5.075V 3.315V 5.075V 650.36 58.01°C 114.64V
70% 52.404A 6.902A 6.972A 2.173A 699.569 91.767% 680 18.2 43.26°C 0.995
12.031V 5.072V 3.314V 5.062V 762.327 58.42°C 114.61V
80% 60.039A 7.891A 7.971A 2.276A 799.56 91.255% 966 28.7 43.61°C 0.996
12.020V 5.069V 3.312V 5.052V 876.188 57.79°C 114.57V
90% 68.024A 8.387A 8.458A 2.38A 899.336 90.7% 1223 35.4 44.72°C 0.996
12.008V 5.067V 3.31V 5.042V 991.549 58.9°C 114.54V
100% 75.836A 8.886A 8.976A 2.992A 999.375 90.061% 1224 35.4 45.02°C 0.996
11.996V 5.064V 3.309V 5.014V 1109.659 62.37°C 114.5V
110% 83.593A 9.879A 10.069A 2.997A 1099.994 89.382% 1224 35.4 46.37°C 0.997
11.983V 5.061V 3.307V 5.006V 1230.685 66.24°C 114.47V
CL1 0.116A 14.888A 14.988A 0A 126.301 84.928% 0 <6.0 52.68°C 0.985
12.092V 5.058V 3.309V 5.172V 148.717 42.07°C 114.79V
CL2 0.114A 24.646A 0A 0A 126.221 83.881% 617 16.3 40.27°C 0.987
12.101V 5.065V 3.303V 5.176V 150.476 49.82°C 114.81V
CL3 0.114A 0A 29.854A 0A 100.377 76.313% 617 16.3 41.54°C 0.979
12.101V 5.059V 3.316V 5.174V 131.535 49.48°C 114.81V
CL4 83.390A 0A 0A 0A 999.893 90.839% 854 25.3 44.25°C 0.996
11.990V 5.079V 3.315V 5.129V 1100.729 58.44°C 114.5V

Load regulation is within 1% on all rails, but I would like it tighter at 12V.

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB DC/AC (Watts) Efficiency Fan Speed (RPM) PSU Noise (dB[A]) Temps (In/Out) PF/AC Volts
20W 1.226A 0.491A 0.496A 0.193A 19.997 67.316% 0 <6.0 37.8°C 0.836
12.103V 5.094V 3.327V 5.18V 29.708 36.54°C 114.85V
40W 2.702A 0.687A 0.694A 0.29A 39.999 79.343% 0 <6.0 39.3°C 0.931
12.101V 5.093V 3.326V 5.176V 50.418 37.63°C 114.83V
60W 4.176A 0.883A 0.893A 0.387A 60 83.961% 0 <6.0 40.7°C 0.95
12.099V 5.092V 3.326V 5.171V 71.463 38.34°C 114.83V
80W 5.648A 1.08A 1.091A 0.484A 79.943 87.018% 0 <6.0 42.62°C 0.972
12.096V 5.091V 3.326V 5.167V 91.871 39.06°C 114.82V

A look at the light loads table is always useful, because the PSU will usually operate at light loads.

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 17.3 mV 15.5 mV 16.4 mV 11.1 mV Pass
20% Load 18.0 mV 19.5 mV 19.6 mV 10.5 mV Pass
30% Load 22.3 mV 16.8 mV 20.9 mV 11.0 mV Pass
40% Load 19.1 mV 16.4 mV 17.8 mV 13.2 mV Pass
50% Load 19.8 mV 16.4 mV 17.3 mV 13.8 mV Pass
60% Load 19.1 mV 16.0 mV 16.4 mV 13.4 mV Pass
70% Load 20.9 mV 17.5 mV 18.2 mV 14.1 mV Pass
80% Load 19.5 mV 16.7 mV 18.5 mV 15.3 mV Pass
90% Load 20.6 mV 17.5 mV 18.2 mV 15.1 mV Pass
100% Load 32.5 mV 18.8 mV 20.6 mV 16.6 mV Pass
110% Load 33.8 mV 19.2 mV 20.0 mV 17.7 mV Pass
Crossload 1 25.4 mV 15.6 mV 18.7 mV 11.0 mV Pass
Crossload 2 19.1 mV 22.6 mV 17.9 mV 10.6 mV Pass
Crossload 3 17.9 mV 17.2 mV 22.8 mV 10.5 mV Pass
Crossload 4 32.2 mV 17.3 mV 19.0 mV 17.0 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is good, but not competitive.

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3 thoughts on “ASUS ROG Thor 1000W Platinum III ATX v3.1 PSU Review

  1. So it is not such a great psu.. prime psu are better from what I can understand.
    I thought it was a prime platform..

  2. I thought they were produced by other OEMs, not by Seasonic. Will you have the chance to test the top of the line Asus Rog Thor III 1600W Titanium as well? Thank you.

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