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Compare Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W vs Ion SFX-L 500W Gold

Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W and Fractal Design Ion SFX-L 500W Gold are both power supplies with the same Modular (Full), Efficiency (80+ Gold) and Molex Connectors (2). The main differences are in Wattage, PCI-Express 16 Pin 12VHPWR Connectors, PCI-Express 6+2 Pin Connectors and EPS Connectors.

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Fractal Design Ion 3 Gold 1000W

Fractal Design Ion SFX-L 500W Gold

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Brand

Fractal Design

Brand

Fractal Design

Model

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

Model

FD-PSU-ION-SFX-500G-BK
FD-PSU-ION-SFX-500G-BK-EU
FD-PSU-ION-SFX-500G-BK-UK

Release Date

📅 November 2025

Release Date

📅 October 2019

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Wattage

1000 W

Wattage

500 W

Type

ATX

Type

SFX

Modular

Full

Modular

Full

Efficiency

80+ Gold

Efficiency

80+ Gold

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

2

PCI-Express 6 Pin Connectors

0

PCI-Express 6 Pin Connectors

0

EPS Connectors

2

EPS Connectors

1

SATA Connectors

10

SATA Connectors

4

Molex Connectors

2

Molex Connectors

2

Length

150 mm

Length

125 mm

Options (3)

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

Comparison and key differences summary

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

Newer Product, it was released around 6 years later
+500 Watts available
+1 PCI-Express 6+2 Pin connectors available
+1 EPS connectors available
+6 SATA connectors available

Reasons to buy the Fractal Design Ion SFX-L 500W Gold:

38% cheaper, you can save $60.00

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