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Compare Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W vs be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W

Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W and be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W are both power supplies with the same EPS Connectors (2). The main differences are in Wattage, Modular, Efficiency and PCI-Express 16 Pin 12VHPWR Connectors.

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Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W

be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W

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Brand

Fractal Design

Brand

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Model

FD-P-IA3G-100
FD-P-IA3G-100-EU

Model

BN253
BN653

Release Date

📅 November 2025

Release Date

📅 April 2019

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Wattage

1000 W

Wattage

850 W

Type

ATX

Type

ATX

Modular

Full

Modular

Semi

Efficiency

80+ Gold

Efficiency

80+ Platinum

PCI-Express 16 Pin 12VHPWR Connectors

1

PCI-Express 16 Pin 12VHPWR Connectors

0

PCI-Express 12 Pin Connectors

0

PCI-Express 12 Pin Connectors

0

PCI-Express 6+2 Pin Connectors

3

PCI-Express 6+2 Pin Connectors

6

PCI-Express 6 Pin Connectors

0

PCI-Express 6 Pin Connectors

1

EPS Connectors

2

EPS Connectors

2

SATA Connectors

10

SATA Connectors

8

Molex Connectors

2

Molex Connectors

7

Length

150 mm

Length

193 mm

Options (3)

	Black 850 $129.99
	White 1000 $159.99
	Black 750 $119.99

Options (3)

	550W DARK POWER PRO 11 $89.90
	650W DARK POWER PRO 11 $119.90
	750W DARK POWER PRO 11 $179.90

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W:

Newer Product, it was released around 7 years later
+150 Watts available
Fully modular power supply
+2 SATA connectors available

Reasons to buy the be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W:

Better 80 Plus efficiency
+3 PCI-Express 6+2 Pin connectors available
+5 Molex connectors available

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