Test - FSP Aurum S 500: Specs | CPU | Hashrate | Review

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1 The bundle of the FSP Aurum S 500 consists of:

2 Cables

3 Specification: Gold S FSP 500

4 Hashrate: Gold S FSP 500

10.1 Where can I find the FSP Aurum S 500?

10.2 Related posts:

Today marks the start of testing of FSP products at Conseil Config, and that’s a very good thing! After all the configurations that I have equipped with the brand’s power supplies (on the forum), it’s time to really put the animals to the test!

For those unfamiliar with FSP this is one of the manufacturers that not only makes power supplies under its name but also supplies (OEM) a huge number of other manufacturers (be quiet !, Antec, Cooler Master, Silverstone and so on), so as much to say that these gentlemen from FSP know what they are doing. For a large number of years if the budget was tight and you needed a power supply that held the road then the first brand that came to mind was FSP, synonymous with a really excellent quality / price ratio, it is still the case today with the Hexa (+) or Hyper series.

In addition to entry-level power supplies, the catalog also includes power supplies with 80Plus Gold and Platinum certification, so top of the range, this is what I am going to present to you today with this FSP Aurum S 500! On the program, 80Plus Gold certification, 12V monorail but no modularity. In terms of the price and this is generally where FSP pulls out of the game, we are around 70 € (with a 5-year guarantee!), Which is really very low for a power supply of this type and should be a excellent choice if it ever passes the tests, which we will see right away! 🙂

FSP done in the sober here with the box of its Aurum S, indeed we are entitled to a small photo of the fan side of the beast, the model as well as the power, the logo of the brand of course as well as the various logos 80More Gold and 5 year warranty. At least we are not attacked by marketing speeches, which is clearly not a bad thing.

At the rear there is a power distribution table, graphs for efficiency and noise pollution, the number of cables as well as the associated connectors and a small listing of the main characteristics. One thing is for sure FSP gets to the point and only offers the important information, not “this is the best food in the world, have an edge during the games” or other such absurd talk, thank you FSP for taking care of me. eyes!

Once the box is open we come across the manual which is placed directly on the power supply unit, itself caught in foam to ensure safe transport. FSP really pays attention to detail by providing its box with an additional layer of foam that will protect the exposed part of the power supply (the fan in our case) in order to be sure that all sides are protected. To sum up, there is really nothing to say about the packaging.

The bundle of the FSP Aurum S 500 consists of:

1 x power supply (yes anyway!)
1 x power cord
1 x Manuel
3 x cable ties
1 x logo sticker
5 x hand screws

Quite honestly, considering the advertised price, I did not expect such a bundle, hand screws instead of traditional screws (there is even one in case, the concern for detail once again), the small sticker logo as well as of course the manual. There really is nothing to say when you see that competitors generally provide less than that at a higher price.

Here is the beast! FSP has clearly worked the paint of its model with a grainy feel and a metallic black color. It is clear that the power supply is high end when handling. Let’s take a closer look at all of this.

Side fan we are entitled to a grid of a rather atypical shape with the logo of the brand in its center. The design is rather singular here, we come out of the beaten track a bit at all flat with a honeycomb grid in the center, it is not bad even if quite honestly it will not change much in the end because in all Logically this side will be facing the bottom of the case and will not be visible.

Underneath is a large sticker presenting the power distribution table as well as the various logos of use, in addition to the serial numbers. Sober and functional once again.

On the sides we can clearly see that the brand logo has been engraved, to make sure that we do not forget when looking in the PC! There are also small ventilation holes that most certainly serve to evacuate hot air where there is very little air flow.

Non-modular power supply obliges here it is dead calm, on the right we can see the cables which escape from the power supply unit, vents are also present here in order to limit the stagnant hot air, which is always a good point.

At the rear once again FSP does not do like everyone else with “arrow-shaped” vents which are supposed to direct the air flow and thus improve cooling performance, well I must admit that I have doubts about the real usefulness of the thing 😉

Here is a global view of the beast, with all its cables, despite the lack of modularity there is not an excessive pile of cables.

The design is no longer to be proven, indeed it is the basis of what we find in be quiet! Straight Power 9 and 10, which are really great. We find a mixture of Japanese 105 ° capacitors and 85 ° Teapo capacitor (which are unfortunately not the most upscale, but seeing the price is very understandable).

The fan present is a 12 cm model from Yate Loon, the D12SM-12 rotating at a maximum speed of 1650 RPM for a maximum noise nuisance of 33 dB, the bearing is of type “Sleeve” on the other hand which should ensure good noise pollution but a lower lifespan than a ball bearing, the 5-year warranty will be there anyway to be reassured.

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Cables

Specification: Gold S FSP 500

Gold S FSP 500
24 pin	55 cm
4 + 4 pin (Processor)	60 cm
6 + 2 pin (Pcie) + 6 + 2 pin (Pcie)	50 + 15 cm
Sata + Sata + Sata + Sata	55 + 5 + 5 + 5 cm
Sata + Molex + Molex + Molex + FDD	55 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 10 cm

As we can see the number of cables is rather limited, 5 in all! The 24 pin and 4.4 pin processor cables are a very satisfactory length (although I wouldn’t have said no to 5cm more on the 4 + 4 pin). The power supply is equipped with 2 6 + 2 pin connectors in order to supply a very large majority of graphics cards on the market. The number of possible peripherals is quite small even if it will be enough to satisfy 99% of users, indeed with 4 Sata connectors on a cable and 1 on the cables of the 3 Molex and floppy disk drive it will still be necessary to have a good package of hard drives to get through.
The cables are of course braided even if the latter is rather thin and suggests the colors of the cables.

Hashrate: Gold S FSP 500

Gold S FSP 500
Power	468 Watts for + 12V 120 Watts for + 3.3V and +5 V combined 18.6 Watts on + 5Vsb and -12V combined
Number of 12v rails	1 de 39A
Certification
Maximum yield	90% / 92% / 89% at 20% / 50% / 100% load
Fan	Yate Loon D12SM-12 (Sleeve type bearing)
Sound level	33 dB max (fan manufacturer data)
Modular	Non
Protections	OCP, OVP, UVP, SCP, OPP, OTP
Dimensions	150 x 140 x 86 mm
Format	ATX
MTBF	100,000 hours
Certified operating temperature	NA
Guarantee	5 years
Price	~ 70€

As we can see the dimensions of the beast are really contained, only 14cm in length which makes it an excellent choice for small boxes (such as the Cougar QBX tested recently here). FSP equips its Aurum S 500 with a single 12V rail of 39A (i.e. 468 Watts), 120 Watts on 3.3V and 5V combined as well as 18.6 Watts for + 5Vsb and -12V combined, in other words that this will be sufficient for 99 % of market configurations, even large “gamer” configurations as long as only one graphics card is involved.

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80Plus Gold certification as I said with a maximum efficiency of 92% at 50% load, this will clearly help the power supply to release the minimum heat and therefore the need for cooling will also be less, which is always good for the nuisances sound. Speaking of the need for cooling it will be provided by the Yate Loon DS12M-12 seen above which runs at a maximum speed of 1650 RPM for 33 dB maximum, it should logically not reach such a rate, given the little heat which should be evacuated.

The price is very clearly the best asset of the FSP Aurum S 500, at 70 € there is hardly any competition in 500 Watts with 80Plus Gold certification, the 5-year guarantee only drives the point home!

The test platform

The FSP Aurum S 500 power supply has been tested on the configuration below:

Processor : Intel Core i7 875K @ 3.2 Ghz
Motherboard : Asus P7P55D
Mémoire: Kingston HyperX 4 x 2 Go 1600Mhz
Disque dur: WD Raptor 150 Go
Graphics card : Sapphire Toxic 5850

The test protocol

The core i7 875K has been slightly overclocked to 3.2Ghz. The readings in charge were taken during an OCCT Power Supply test, the readings at rest were taken after 15mins on the desk.

The power supply has been tested against:

Antec Edge 650 (tested here)
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850 (tested here)
be quiet! E9 580CM (tested here)
be quiet! L8 Pure Power 500 (tested here)
be quiet! Straight Power 10 500 CM (tested here)
Corsair CS450M (tested here)
Corsair RM750i (tested here)
Seasonic S12 600 (de 2006)
Seasonic G550 (tested here)
Seasonic X650 (v1 de 2010)
Seasonic X650 KM3 (tested here)
Seasonic P660 (tested here)
Seasonic Platinum 460FL (tested here)
Seasonic Snow Silent 750 (tested here)
Silverstone NightJar 520 (tested here)
Silverstone SX500-LG (tested here)
Silverstone SFX SX600-G (tested here)
Silverstone Strider Essential 600 (tested here)
Silverstone Strider Plus 600 (tested here)
Silverstone Strider S 1500 (tested here)
Silverstone SX-600 G (tested here)
XFX TS-550 Bronze (tested here)
XFX XTR 550 (tested here)

The consumption

Before starting, let’s take a look at the performance of the power supplies compared to the FSP Aurum S 500, indeed the different 80Plus certifications will directly influence the consumption, so this will be a good way to have concrete results. Only the S12 600 does not have an 80Plus certification because it did not yet exist at the time of purchase (but the following versions of this power supply had the classic 80Plus certification, so 80% / 80% / 80% to 20% respectively / 50% / 100% load).

The consumption of the FSP Aurum S 500 is very contained, thank you for the 80Plus Gold certification which is really not usurped here. At rest, we are even at the level of the 80Plus Platinum power supplies in today’s comparison with its 75 Watts! In load the configuration does not exceed 351 Watts instead, which places the Aurum S in the middle of the pack. However, and like many power supplies tested in the comparison, it is not pushed to its limits but it perfectly represents what a
current high-end gamer configuration consumes .
Note that the consumption was recorded at the outlet for the complete configuration, in load for example and on the 351 Watts “drawn” at the socket the components only consume approximately 324 Watts of the 500 Watts available.

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The tensions

Stability is essential here namely a 3.3V which varies from 3.28V at rest to 3.27V under load, a 5V which remains at 4.99V whether at rest or under load and a 12V which goes from 12.11 to 12.05, as much say it’s very good for the little Aurum S 500, nothing she can’t stand!
For the moment it is very good for the FSP Aurum S 500, now we will see what it gives in terms of noise pollution, with an 80Plus Gold certification the heat release is not huge, especially with what consumes the test configuration so logically this should be fine, let’s see that right now!

Noise pollution

Warning: Part to be taken with a grain of salt, unfortunately not having access to the appropriate equipment and using an android application to take the readings The measurements below are only indicative! The readings were taken 15cm from the feed.

Like what we can not always be right, the power supply is really very discreet at rest with its 33 dB (it will clearly not be heard in a box, especially since it is in 99% of cases at the bottom) but by against load we go up to 40 dB, which unfortunately makes it the most “noisy” in the comparison. Relativitates however, 40 dB can seem enormous at first glance but in a “classic” configuration and therefore which is not studied for the silence the components like the graphics card or the cooler will make in almost all the cases of figure more noises than the Aurum S. Who says higher sound level also means better cooling and therefore internal components, therefore a bad for a good.

Here we are at the end of this test, what about the FSP Aurum S 500?
FSP offers us here a power supply with 80Plus Gold certification (therefore very good performance), compact and of very good manufacturing quality. Some may say that the lack of modularity is a weak point but seeing the number of cables of the Aurum S 500 there will be in the end only one cable that may not be connected, indeed the 24-pin , 4 + 4-pin processor as well as at least 1 Sata cable will be connected at minimum, if you have a graphics card which requires 1 or more 6 or 6 + 2-pin connectors then it will be another cable connected, that leaves only 1 and 1 single cable which will most certainly be used for a Reader / Writer / Rheobus etc.

The only weak point that I could find in the beast is the sound level under load, indeed given the very measured heat release it is a little strange to see values like those observed in the tests, even if it remains in the field reasonable (noise from other components in load etc ..) it could have been more contained.
Seeing the price that said everyone agrees, 70 € for an 80Plus Gold certification and an announced power of 500 Watts, combined with a 5 year warranty they make the FSP Aurum S 500 a model that clearly has its place in a gamer config.