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ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold vs Corsair RM650x: Comparison

ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold and Corsair RM650x separate most on pcie 8-pin connectors: ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold at 3, Corsair RM650x at 2, 33% in favour of ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold. Wattage splits them by another 24%, again favouring ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold. They match on 4 other specifications, including 80 plus rating, form factor and zero-rpm mode.

ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold (850W/80+ Gold/Fully Modular/ATX 3.0/Military-Grade Components)
ASUSASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold
Corsair RM650x (2021) (650W/80+ Gold/ATX/Fully Modular/ATX 2.x)
CorsairCorsair RM650x

$99.99

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Specs

Specification
ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold (850W/80+ Gold/Fully Modular/ATX 3.0/Military-Grade Components)
ASUS TUF Gaming 850W Gold
Corsair RM650x (2021) (650W/80+ Gold/ATX/Fully Modular/ATX 2.x)
Corsair RM650x
BrandASUSCorsair
Wattage850 W650 W-24%
80 PLUS RatingGoldGold
ATX StandardATX 3.0ATX 2.x
Form FactorATXATX
12V-2x6 Connectors10
Zero-RPM ModeYesYes
PCIe 8-pin Connectors32-33%
Connector Count1x 24/20-pin ATX, 2x EPS 4+4-pin, 1x PCIe 16-pin, 3x PCIe 8-pin, 5x SATA, 4x Peripheral1x 24-pin ATX, 1x EPS 4+4, 2x PCIe 6+2-pin, 6x SATA, 3x Molex
Cable LengthsMB 610mm, CPU 650mm, PCIe 16-pin 675mm, SATA 400+120mm & 400+120+120mm, Peripheral 400+150+150+150mm24-pin 610mm, EPS 650mm, PCIe 650mm, SATA 760mm
Length150 mm160 mm
MTBF120000 hours100000 hours-17%
ModularityFully ModularFully Modular
ProtectionsOPP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OCP, OTPOCP, OVP, OPP, SCP, OTP, UVP
ModelTUF-GAMING-850GRM650x (2021)
Source URLhttps://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/power-supply-units/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-850g/techspec/https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/psu/cp-9020198-na/rmx-series-rm650x-650-watt-80-plus-gold-fully-modular-atx-psu-cp-9020198-na

Price comparison

RetailerASUS TUF Gaming 850W GoldCorsair RM650x
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$99.99

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Verdict

Corsair RM650x

8.2 / 10 Expert Rating

The 650x is Corsair's mainstream sweet spot: quiet Zero RPM idling, a 10-year warranty, and enough headroom for a mid-range gaming build without overspending on wattage you won't use.

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