be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W 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% 5.216A 2.007A 2A 0.982A 84.992 86.439% 743 12.8 40.51C 0.958
12.154V 4.983V 3.3V 5.092V 98.327 44.54C 114.85V
20% 11.462A 3.012A 3.002A 1.181A 169.918 90.757% 742 12.8 40.67C 0.971
12.128V 4.98V 3.297V 5.08V 187.225 45.01C 114.82V
30% 18.069A 3.515A 3.504A 1.381A 254.922 91.813% 745 12.7 41.53C 0.975
12.113V 4.979V 3.296V 5.069V 277.653 46.28C 114.79V
40% 24.694A 4.018A 4.006A 1.581A 340.005 91.913% 779 14.6 41.57C 0.980
12.100V 4.978V 3.295V 5.059V 369.924 46.58C 114.76V
50% 30.963A 5.025A 5.011A 1.783A 424.776 91.522% 859 17.3 42.29C 0.985
12.087V 4.976V 3.293V 5.049V 464.125 47.73C 114.74V
60% 37.226A 6.032A 6.017A 1.985A 509.336 90.992% 942 20.7 42.57C 0.988
12.075V 4.974V 3.291V 5.038V 559.76 48.62C 114.7V
70% 43.566A 7.041A 7.024A 2.188A 594.654 90.333% 1104 25.2 43.36C 0.991
12.063V 4.972V 3.289V 5.027V 658.292 50.39C 114.67V
80% 49.928A 8.001A 8.031A 2.291A 679.265 89.552% 1581 26.2 43.56C 0.993
12.049V 4.97V 3.287V 5.019V 758.521 51.65C 114.63V
90% 56.708A 8.554A 8.522A 2.395A 764.93 88.721% 1862 40.7 44.39C 0.994
12.034V 4.968V 3.286V 5.011V 862.175 53.42C 114.6V
100% 63.225A 9.06A 9.043A 3.006A 849.75 87.799% 1859 40.6 45.36C 0.995
12.021V 4.966V 3.284V 4.991V 967.835 55.45C 114.56V
110% 69.620A 10.07A 10.145A 3.01A 934.33 86.705% 1859 40.6 46.56C 0.996
12.009V 4.965V 3.283V 4.984V 1077.598 57.47C 114.53V
CL1 0.115A 14.553A 14.543A 0A 121.297 84.179% 921 19.7 40.32C 0.975
12.161V 4.961V 3.281V 5.101V 144.095 45.81C 114.83V
CL2 0.114A 22.155A 0A 0A 111.298 82.857% 851 17.2 40.71C 0.974
12.169V 4.961V 3.294V 5.106V 134.326 47.74C 114.83V
CL3 0.113A 0A 22.104A 0A 73.994 77.525% 813 15.6 40.22C 0.958
12.171V 4.982V 3.285V 5.105V 95.446 49.29C 114.85V
CL4 70.669A 0A 0A 0A 849.552 88.323% 1864 40.7 45.59C 0.995
12.022V 4.988V 3.302V 5.068V 961.869 56.58C 114.57V

Load regulation is tight enough on the minor rails, but the 12V rail is above 1%, and this is the rail that matters the most.

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 11.0 mV 13.4 mV 12.2 mV 12.8 mV Pass
20% Load 26.4 mV 13.8 mV 11.9 mV 13.3 mV Pass
30% Load 15.8 mV 14.2 mV 11.6 mV 12.6 mV Pass
40% Load 14.2 mV 13.7 mV 11.6 mV 13.1 mV Pass
50% Load 13.9 mV 14.5 mV 12.1 mV 12.9 mV Pass
60% Load 13.6 mV 14.5 mV 13.3 mV 13.0 mV Pass
70% Load 14.5 mV 14.4 mV 13.0 mV 13.6 mV Pass
80% Load 15.8 mV 14.6 mV 13.3 mV 15.0 mV Pass
90% Load 16.2 mV 16.0 mV 14.3 mV 14.0 mV Pass
100% Load 23.5 mV 17.5 mV 15.4 mV 17.4 mV Pass
110% Load 25.7 mV 17.7 mV 16.6 mV 18.8 mV Pass
Crossload 1 28.9 mV 19.1 mV 17.8 mV 15.0 mV Pass
Crossload 2 17.4 mV 20.5 mV 17.7 mV 14.3 mV Pass
Crossload 3 17.1 mV 15.9 mV 16.2 mV 11.6 mV Pass
Crossload 4 22.6 mV 16.5 mV 11.9 mV 18.9 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is good on all rails.

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12 thoughts on “be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W PSU Review

  1. After having coil whine on Vertex Gx 1200 which i paid 350 EUROS i bought the Be quiet 12M 1000w 205 Euros for my rtx 4090 and there is no more coil whine or buzzing in sleep or idle.

    Im happy with it for now.

  2. I wish you could review the MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 psu which is the closest competitor in terms of price and specs.

  3. Hi aris, are these non japanese caps enough to discard the psu considering the overall performance? It’s the cheapest atx 3.0 psu in europe, rmx shift and toughpower gf3 are 50€ more expensive.

    1. If the price difference is that large, go for the be quiet! unit. These guys seem to trust it a lot, to give it such a long warranty, after all.

    2. Does this review apply to the 1000 watt version too? I’m not very knowledgeable so I don’t know if quality varies a lot between versions.

  4. Just a note on this PSU – the 24pin ATX Power Cable is only 550mm long so can be a very tight fit in a mid sized case like the Phanteks P600S.

    1. I should add that I also value customer service and RMA simplicity in Europe, tbh I only heard bad things about TT support and good things about be quiet, which could flip the balance even if TT GF3 is the better unit.

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