Seasonic Focus GX-850 V4 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% 5.276A 1.994A 1.981A 0.998A 85.006 86.484% 0 <6.0 49.83°C 0.952
12.017V 5.016V 3.331V 5.01V 98.29 40.1°C 114.84V
20% 11.598A 2.992A 2.975A 1.202A 169.948 90.777% 0 <6.0 53.82°C 0.969
11.989V 5.014V 3.328V 4.994V 187.214 40.89°C 114.81V
30% 18.263A 3.492A 3.474A 1.406A 254.943 91.15% 940 26.9 41.14°C 0.978
11.985V 5.012V 3.325V 4.978V 279.697 46.11°C 114.79V
40% 24.936A 3.993A 3.974A 1.612A 340.027 91.212% 936 26.7 41.83°C 0.982
11.983V 5.009V 3.321V 4.963V 372.789 47.2°C 114.75V
50% 31.235A 4.994A 4.973A 1.82A 424.836 90.805% 924 26.4 42.15°C 0.984
11.984V 5.007V 3.318V 4.947V 467.858 48.17°C 114.73V
60% 37.507A 5.995A 5.973A 2A 509.222 90.227% 915 26 42.8°C 0.986
11.985V 5.005V 3.315V 4.931V 564.381 50.39°C 114.7V
70% 43.838A 6.997A 6.976A 2.239A 594.647 89.464% 985 28.7 43.06°C 0.988
11.988V 5.003V 3.312V 4.913V 664.675 51.77°C 114.66V
80% 50.170A 7.999A 7.979A 2.347A 679.493 88.616% 1061 30.9 43.73°C 0.99
11.991V 5V 3.308V 4.9V 766.783 53.57°C 114.64V
90% 56.899A 8.502A 8.471A 2.456A 764.96 87.736% 1140 32.9 44.52°C 0.992
11.994V 4.998V 3.305V 4.887V 871.886 55.66°C 114.6V
100% 63.357A 9.006A 8.993A 3.093A 849.772 86.746% 1545 42 45.29°C 0.993
11.996V 4.997V 3.302V 4.85V 979.623 56.76°C 114.57V
110% 69.690A 10.011A 10.093A 3.098A 934.331 85.685% 1847 51.2 46.09°C 0.994
11.997V 4.994V 3.299V 4.842V 1090.414 57.42°C 114.53V
CL1 0.116A 12.021A 11.944A 0A 101.292 83.686% 944 27 40.17°C 0.959
12.029V 5.008V 3.324V 5.045V 121.038 48.78°C 114.83V
CL2 0.115A 19.975A 0A 0A 101.369 82.716% 942 26.9 40.73°C 0.959
12.025V 5.005V 3.335V 5.05V 122.55 47.3°C 114.84V
CL3 0.115A 0A 19.882A 0A 67.38 76.603% 947 27.1 40.89°C 0.947
12.020V 5.018V 3.319V 5.046V 87.962 45.96°C 114.85V
CL4 70.853A 0A 0A 0A 849.491 87.534% 1334 37.4 45.15°C 0.992
11.990V 5.007V 3.312V 5.003V 970.473 55.04°C 114.58V

Load regulation is tight enough only at 5V. The 12V rail’s load regulation could be tighter if its voltage level weren’t as low at the 20W load, which is my start point at 11.907V. At 40W load, the 12V rail climbs to 12.01V. If I took the 40W load test as a reference, the load regulation at 12V would be 0.28%, which is pretty tight.

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 21.0 mV 12.9 mV 13.1 mV 12.1 mV Pass
20% Load 19.1 mV 11.9 mV 12.9 mV 10.3 mV Pass
30% Load 14.2 mV 13.5 mV 14.3 mV 12.1 mV Pass
40% Load 14.0 mV 13.4 mV 13.4 mV 11.5 mV Pass
50% Load 14.6 mV 14.6 mV 14.3 mV 11.8 mV Pass
60% Load 16.4 mV 14.1 mV 14.3 mV 12.7 mV Pass
70% Load 16.5 mV 14.5 mV 15.0 mV 13.9 mV Pass
80% Load 17.2 mV 16.5 mV 17.0 mV 13.2 mV Pass
90% Load 18.4 mV 17.1 mV 17.1 mV 14.1 mV Pass
100% Load 24.4 mV 19.1 mV 19.9 mV 15.6 mV Pass
110% Load 23.3 mV 20.0 mV 20.6 mV 16.6 mV Pass
Crossload 1 23.9 mV 15.4 mV 18.2 mV 14.3 mV Pass
Crossload 2 13.7 mV 18.9 mV 18.7 mV 13.0 mV Pass
Crossload 3 20.8 mV 14.4 mV 16.7 mV 13.3 mV Pass
Crossload 4 24.2 mV 17.3 mV 16.4 mV 15.4 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is good.

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6 thoughts on “Seasonic Focus GX-850 V4 ATX v3.1 PSU Review

    1. I can confirm the fan in GX-850 V4 is way too loud (I have the PSU here). Indeed it starts spinning at too high RPM. The fan curve is absolutely terrible. Even at 360 Watts load during gaming the PSU fan in the GX-850 V4 is by far the loudest component in my PC. I compared the GX-850 V4 ATX PSU against my Seasonic Focus SPX 2021 SPX-750 750W SFX PSU with a 92 mm fan (vs 135 mm fan inside the GX-850 V4) and the small SFX PSU is significantly more quiet, it is almost inaudible below 400 Watts load. The small SPX-750 is absolutely compatible with Silent PC bulds, while the GX-850 V4 is absolutely unacceptable for Silent PC builds. Also the fan curve for the GX-850 V4 is absolutely trash. After closing a video game and going from around 400 Watts down to 80 Watts idle- it takes the fan like 2-3 minutes to stop spinning meanwhile the 92mm fan inside the small SPX-750 SFX psu stops spinning after like 10-15 seconds when closing the game and going from high load back to idle. I suspect it is the “new Seasonic OptiSink Design” that requires much more cooling. While it might have a bigger surface area for cooling in total, it lacks actual physical mass of bigger metal cooling heatsinks. Because of that it needs constant and active cooling compared to solutions with big aluminium heatsinks. All the marketing talk seems to be a bunch of bull, Quote:

      “The eightfold increase in heat dissipation keeps the internals of the power supply cooler, eventually leading to improved product quality, long-term reliability, and more efficient operation.

      The redesigned layout of the power supply components and its improved thermal performance creates versatility and allows the power supply to be safely installed in any orientation.

      The OptiSink design is an eco-friendly solution that not only lowers the costs of material usage and production but also leads to energy savings in the long run.”

      What it really means is- it is way cheaper for Seasonic to manufacture and because of that, they make more profit with the new OptiSink design. The downside is that it needs constant active air cooling due to lack of mass from big metal heatsinks, which are way more effective at cooling.

      Needless to say I’ve returned the GX-850 V4, it’s absolutely terrible and unacceptable in terms of noise, I kid you not- the small SPX-750 is significantly more quiet. I made video comparisons as well, might upload them to YT later.

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