Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX v3.0 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% 11.520A 1.987A 1.991A 0.974A 159.969 91.579% 0 <6.0 44.65°C 0.972
12.011V 5.031V 3.315V 5.135V 174.677 40.46°C 114.81V
20% 24.070A 2.983A 2.99A 1.167A 319.919 94.078% 0 <6.0 45.01°C 0.981
12.008V 5.027V 3.311V 5.14V 340.059 40.63°C 114.77V
30% 36.909A 3.483A 3.493A 1.361A 479.112 94.417% 0 <6.0 45.99°C 0.982
12.004V 5.025V 3.307V 5.143V 507.45 41.27°C 114.71V
40% 49.855A 3.982A 3.996A 1.556A 639.515 94.32% 0 <6.0 46.77°C 0.986
12.001V 5.022V 3.303V 5.142V 678.029 41.72°C 114.66V
50% 62.410A 4.98A 5.001A 1.751A 799.277 93.817% 508 10.3 42.08°C 0.99
11.998V 5.02V 3.299V 5.141V 851.955 47.61°C 114.6V
60% 75.045A 5.981A 6.01A 1.946A 959.795 93.182% 510 10.4 42.69°C 0.993
11.993V 5.016V 3.295V 5.14V 1030.025 48.73°C 114.54V
70% 87.619A 6.982A 7.02A 2.14A 1119.561 92.524% 579 14.4 43.34°C 0.994
11.988V 5.014V 3.291V 5.14V 1210.027 50.36°C 114.49V
80% 100.269A 7.984A 8.032A 2.239A 1279.619 91.863% 729 22.1 43.91°C 0.994
11.984V 5.011V 3.287V 5.135V 1392.97 51.99°C 114.42V
90% 113.259A 8.486A 8.528A 2.339A 1439.42 91.169% 869 27.9 44.7°C 0.995
11.981V 5.008V 3.283V 5.13V 1578.844 54.01°C 114.35V
100% 126.058A 8.99A 9.057A 2.917A 1599.448 90.407% 984 31.7 45.93°C 0.995
11.977V 5.006V 3.279V 5.143V 1769.164 56.01°C 114.29V
110% 138.804A 9.995A 10.168A 2.922A 1760.086 89.562% 1845 49.8 46.57°C 0.996
11.972V 5.003V 3.275V 5.134V 1965.228 57.51°C 114.21V
CL1 0.117A 15.024A 15.011A 0A 126.315 86.372% 510 10.4 41.01°C 0.968
11.996V 5.013V 3.304V 5.092V 146.241 46.46°C 114.81V
CL2 0.115A 24.93A 0A 0A 126.257 84.74% 512 10.5 40.58°C 0.969
11.999V 5.009V 3.317V 5.096V 148.991 47.63°C 114.82V
CL3 0.115A 0A 25.005A 0A 83.885 79.326% 510 10.4 40.1°C 0.955
11.996V 5.024V 3.299V 5.088V 105.744 49.17°C 114.82V
CL4 133.563A 0A 0A 0A 1599.98 90.849% 981 31.6 45°C 0.995
11.979V 5.018V 3.289V 5.027V 1761.148 55.99°C 114.31V

With only the exception of the 3.3V rail, load regulation is within 1%. The digital platforms have the lead at 12V because of the faster feedback, and as you can see, the old Super Flower platform in the EVGA 1600 T2 still holds!

Ripple Suppression

Test 12V 5V 3.3V 5VSB Pass/Fail
10% Load 10.7 mV 8.9 mV 7.6 mV 29.0 mV Pass
20% Load 11.6 mV 8.6 mV 8.0 mV 31.6 mV Pass
30% Load 10.6 mV 9.3 mV 7.6 mV 15.6 mV Pass
40% Load 11.7 mV 9.4 mV 8.0 mV 23.7 mV Pass
50% Load 12.2 mV 9.0 mV 7.9 mV 19.2 mV Pass
60% Load 13.3 mV 10.0 mV 8.4 mV 27.2 mV Pass
70% Load 12.2 mV 8.8 mV 8.9 mV 26.0 mV Pass
80% Load 12.3 mV 9.7 mV 11.2 mV 27.8 mV Pass
90% Load 12.4 mV 10.5 mV 12.4 mV 28.5 mV Pass
100% Load 20.9 mV 12.2 mV 12.8 mV 28.7 mV Pass
110% Load 22.1 mV 11.4 mV 13.1 mV 30.0 mV Pass
Crossload 1 17.8 mV 10.2 mV 11.0 mV 9.1 mV Pass
Crossload 2 15.7 mV 22.1 mV 11.3 mV 8.5 mV Pass
Crossload 3 11.3 mV 11.0 mV 12.9 mV 8.4 mV Pass
Crossload 4 20.5 mV 13.1 mV 9.8 mV 12.7 mV Pass

Ripple suppression is good on all rails, but 5VSB where is not mediocre but not competitive either.

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18 thoughts on “Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX v3.0 PSU Review

  1. Perhaps it would be useful to include a dummy result on each chart representing the next Cybenetics efficiency rating up from what Cybenetics rate the reviewed PSU at (and also the minimum spec for the actual rating of the PSU).

    For example:

    Average Efficiency
    115V AC Input (Higher is better)

    Silverstone DA1650-G: 89.27%
    Corsair HX1500i: 89.52%
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1650W: 89.76%
    > [Cybenetics Titanium PSU min. spec.]: 91%
    be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1500W: 91.04%
    Thermaltake Toughpower TF1 1550W: 91.05%
    EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 T2: 91.35%
    ASUS RoG Thor 1600W: 91.73%
    XPG Fusion 1600W: 91.97%
    Corsair AX1600i: 92.22%
    Seasonic Prime TX-1600 (ATX 3.0): 92.27%
    Wentai Aidan – T616: 92.71%
    > [Hypothetical Cybenetics Diamond PSU]: => 93%

  2. I find it funny that every time it appears that analog PSU tech is dead Seasonic says “hold my beer.” I don’t remember which PSU review it was for on Tomshardware, but you said that to hit ATX 3.0 specs you figured Seasonic would need to go digital. They now have two ATX 3.0 PSUs that are still analog and are some of the best in their class.

    1. They did pretty well yes. Seasonic’s engineers don’t stop to push the analog technology high. Basically I was saying digital not for ATX v3.0, but for totem-pole and efficiency because to achieve even higher than Titanium, you definitely need totem-pole and by that time only through digital you could control such a PFC converter.

  3. Great review. Any information on when this will be available in Europe or US? Can’t seem find it on Seasonics site either.

  4. Excuse my ignorance but i can’t understand one point. How can transient response reach %200 load, when OPP or OCP set to %130?

  5. Hello, this might be a dumb question, but this PSU isn’t available as of now (14th June 2023), is it? I looked all over Seasonic’s website and all I can find is a ATX 2.5 TX-1600 PSU, which is not ATX 3.0 and therefore PCI Gen 5 ready.

      1. There are reddit rumors that some guy contacted them and they informed him about an ATX 3.1 version coming sooner or later so maybe we will never see the ATX 3.0 en masse in the EU.

  6. Saw some conflicting information on the net, so I wanted to ask the expert. Are the 12vhpwr connectors on this PSU capable of outputting the full 600 watts? I know the 12vhpwr cable itself supports 600 watts (melting issues aside), but I saw some forums stating the PSU only outputs 450 from the connectors. For context, I have Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC which has a power limit of 600 watts, so I want to make sure I pick a PSU that can feed it if I decide to tinker with overclocking. Thanks.

    1. Yes they are. Also please note that according to my measurements, 450W vs 600W on an RTX 4090 doesn’t provide anything significant on performance perspective.

  7. Thanks, super useful stuff. Where did the XPG Fusion 1600 results come from? Have you tested that one as well?

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