Seasonic Prime Noctua TX-1600 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% 11.516A 1.977A 1.985A 0.983A 160.025 91.575% 0 <6.0 50.67°C 0.979
12.020V 5.059V 3.324V 5.089V 174.753 40.02°C 115.12V
20% 24.055A 2.968A 2.982A 1.18A 320.001 94.218% 0 <6.0 50.11°C 0.986
12.018V 5.056V 3.32V 5.088V 339.63 40.93°C 115.08V
30% 36.894A 3.464A 3.483A 1.375A 479.382 94.449% 0 <6.0 49.5°C 0.987
12.016V 5.053V 3.316V 5.092V 507.56 41.08°C 115.04V
40% 49.822A 3.961A 3.985A 1.574A 639.801 94.293% 0 <6.0 49.69°C 0.99
12.015V 5.051V 3.313V 5.085V 678.521 41.97°C 115V
50% 62.356A 4.954A 4.988A 1.77A 799.562 93.766% 523 <6.0 42.32°C 0.993
12.012V 5.048V 3.309V 5.087V 852.729 49.97°C 114.97V
60% 74.959A 5.948A 5.993A 1.967A 960.071 93.16% 523 <6.0 42.79°C 0.995
12.010V 5.045V 3.305V 5.085V 1030.583 51.84°C 114.95V
70% 87.501A 6.944A 7.001A 2.165A 1119.885 92.511% 619 <6.0 43.27°C 0.995
12.009V 5.042V 3.3V 5.082V 1210.547 53.92°C 114.91V
80% 100.124A 7.939A 8.01A 2.266A 1280.011 91.846% 939 13.5 43.6°C 0.996
12.006V 5.039V 3.296V 5.076V 1393.647 55.31°C 114.88V
90% 113.077A 8.44A 8.506A 2.367A 1439.87 91.128% 1217 22.3 44.45°C 0.996
12.004V 5.037V 3.292V 5.071V 1580.048 56.45°C 114.85V
100% 125.836A 8.942A 9.034A 2.952A 1599.932 90.401% 1438 27.1 45.45°C 0.996
12.001V 5.034V 3.288V 5.082V 1769.817 57.91°C 114.8V
110% 138.519A 9.94A 10.142A 2.958A 1760.546 89.621% 2178 38.3 46.7°C 0.997
12.000V 5.031V 3.283V 5.073V 1964.449 58.41°C 114.76V
CL1 0.118A 14.931A 14.96A 0A 126.328 86.393% 520 <6.0 40.59°C 0.975
12.003V 5.044V 3.315V 5.035V 146.213 55.86°C 115.15V
CL2 0.117A 24.819A 0A 0A 126.408 84.877% 514 <6.0 40.15°C 0.975
12.008V 5.037V 3.33V 5.04V 148.937 55.58°C 115.14V
CL3 0.117A 0A 24.931A 0A 83.897 78.643% 517 <6.0 40.1°C 0.967
11.996V 5.057V 3.309V 5.037V 106.685 53.8°C 115.15V
CL4 133.287A 0A 0A 0A 1600.16 90.844% 1436 27.1 45.76°C 0.996
12.005V 5.048V 3.299V 4.975V 1761.452 55.68°C 114.79V

The 12V rail has a high voltage level at 20W load, which drops dramatically at higher loads (40W and more), affecting the sample’s load regulation. If we take that aside, the 12V rail remains almost steady from 60W up to full load, which is an admirable feat, given that the 12V rail delivers more than 138A at full load.

The only rail offering within 1% load regulation is the 5V one.

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 11.4 mV 6.2 mV 4.5 mV 27.0 mV Pass
20% Load 9.0 mV 6.3 mV 4.4 mV 28.9 mV Pass
30% Load 8.7 mV 5.7 mV 4.3 mV 27.2 mV Pass
40% Load 9.3 mV 6.2 mV 4.2 mV 19.9 mV Pass
50% Load 9.7 mV 6.1 mV 4.8 mV 17.4 mV Pass
60% Load 9.2 mV 6.9 mV 5.1 mV 19.6 mV Pass
70% Load 9.4 mV 7.6 mV 5.8 mV 20.3 mV Pass
80% Load 9.6 mV 7.6 mV 9.7 mV 23.2 mV Pass
90% Load 10.4 mV 7.5 mV 10.5 mV 23.1 mV Pass
100% Load 16.8 mV 7.9 mV 10.6 mV 33.0 mV Pass
110% Load 15.9 mV 7.5 mV 11.0 mV 27.2 mV Pass
Crossload 1 17.7 mV 6.8 mV 11.6 mV 7.6 mV Pass
Crossload 2 12.8 mV 7.9 mV 6.5 mV 6.7 mV Pass
Crossload 3 7.2 mV 8.1 mV 15.3 mV 7.0 mV Pass
Crossload 4 16.4 mV 7.7 mV 5.7 mV 9.6 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is excellent on all rails!

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4 thoughts on “Seasonic Prime Noctua TX-1600 ATX v3.1 PSU Review

  1. it’s up there with the 1kW (or more) passive PSU on the: impressive feat, but what for? list
    with such a high load components you use absolutely will make tons of noise, even the beast won’t be able to handle them, so… it’s beyond flagship, it’s just a showoff

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