{"data":{"slug":"msi-mag-a850gl-pcie5","type":"power_supply","brand":"MSI","name":"MAG A850GL PCIE5","aliases":["MAG A850GL","A850GL","MSI A850GL","MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5","MAG A850GL PCIE5 850W","306-7ZP8A11-CE0"],"release_date":"2023-07","url":"https://arkivo.dev/power-supplies/msi-mag-a850gl-pcie5","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":["MAG A850GL PCIE5","306-7ZP8A11-CE0"],"gtins":["4711377084253"],"announce_date":"2023-07-19","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":["Black"],"manufacturer_url":"https://de-store.msi.com/products/mag-a850gl-pcie5","spec_sheet_url":"https://storage-asset.msi.com/datasheet/power-supply/us/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5.pdf","manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":7,"psu_standard":"atx","psu_atx_version":"atx_3_1","pcie_cem_version":"pcie_5_1","psu_modular":"full","oem_manufacturer":"Channel Well Technology (CWT)","psu_w":850,"rated_power_temp_c":null,"rail_12v_design":"single","rail_12v_current_a":70.5,"rail_12v_power_w":846,"minor_rails_combined_w":110,"rail_5vsb_current_a":2.5,"ac_input_voltage":{"min_v":100,"max_v":240},"alpm_support":true,"efficiency_80_plus":"80_plus_gold","cybenetics_efficiency_115v":"cybenetics_platinum","cybenetics_efficiency_230v":"cybenetics_platinum","cybenetics_noise_115v":"standard_plus","cybenetics_noise_230v":"standard_plus","measured_avg_efficiency_115v_pct":89.044,"measured_avg_efficiency_230v_pct":91.304,"measured_light_load_efficiency_115v_pct":68.015,"measured_avg_power_factor_115v":0.982,"measured_avg_noise_115v_dba":38.49,"measured_noise_full_load_115v_dba":48.2,"measured_vampire_power_115v_w":0.0549,"measured_hold_up_time_ms":17.2,"measured_ripple_12v_mv":30.17,"measured_load_regulation_12v_pct":0.54,"cables":[{"connector":"atx_24pin","count":1,"cable_count":1,"length_mm":600,"gauge_awg":"18AWG","rated_power_w":null},{"connector":"eps_8pin","count":2,"cable_count":2,"length_mm":750,"gauge_awg":"18AWG","rated_power_w":null},{"connector":"pcie_8pin","count":4,"cable_count":2,"length_mm":600,"gauge_awg":"18AWG","rated_power_w":null},{"connector":"pcie_16pin","count":1,"cable_count":1,"length_mm":600,"gauge_awg":null,"rated_power_w":600},{"connector":"sata","count":8,"cable_count":2,"length_mm":500,"gauge_awg":"18AWG","rated_power_w":null},{"connector":"molex","count":4,"cable_count":1,"length_mm":500,"gauge_awg":"18-20AWG","rated_power_w":null},{"connector":"floppy","count":1,"cable_count":1,"length_mm":500,"gauge_awg":"18-20AWG","rated_power_w":null}],"eps_connector_count":2,"pcie_8pin_connector_count":4,"gpu_16pin_connector_count":1,"sata_connector_count":8,"molex_connector_count":4,"cable_style":"flat","fan_size_mm":120,"fan_bearing":"fluid_dynamic","fan_mode":"always_on","fan_mode_switch":false,"protections":["ocp","ovp","uvp","opp","otp","scp","nlo","sip"],"all_japanese_capacitors":null,"mtbf_h":150000,"software_monitoring":null,"software_name":null,"power_display":null,"rgb_lighting":false,"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":150,"height_mm":86,"depth_mm":140},"weight_kg":1.45,"in_the_box":null},"variants":[{"model_number":"306-7ZP8A11-CE0","gtin":"4711377084253"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://storage-asset.msi.com/datasheet/power-supply/us/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["spec_sheet_url","model_numbers","psu_standard","psu_atx_version","pcie_cem_version","psu_modular","psu_w","rail_12v_current_a","rail_12v_power_w","minor_rails_combined_w","rail_5vsb_current_a","ac_input_voltage","cables","cable_style","fan_size_mm","fan_bearing","protections","mtbf_h","dimensions_mm"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"MSI US datasheet for MAG A850GL PCIE5, generated 2025-12-03. MSI publishes regional copies at storage-asset.msi.com/datasheet/power-supply/<region>/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5.pdf.","model_numbers":"Datasheet title MAG A850GL PCIE5. The later MAG A850GL PCIE5 II has its own order code and is a different product.","psu_standard":"Dimensions (DxWxH) 140 x 150 x 86 mm. The back face is 150 x 86 mm, the standard ATX size. Cybenetics DUT Information prints Type ATX12V.","psu_atx_version":"Feature list in the 2025 sheets (US, global, UK and AU, generated 2025-03 to 2025-12): ATX 3.1 ready, native PCIe 5.1 dual-color 16-pin cable. The 2024 JP and CA sheets say ATX 3.0 compatible with a native PCIe 5.0 connector. The specification table and the connector counts are the same in both versions. The Japanese 2025 sheet says the same product described as ATX 3.0 also supports ATX 3.1. The German e-shop page and Hardware Busters still say ATX 3.0.","pcie_cem_version":"2025 sheets: native PCIe 5.1 dual-color 16-pin cable. The earlier sheets say PCIe 5.0. The specification table still names the connector PCI-E 5.0 (16 pin).","psu_modular":"Specifications: Modular Yes (full modular).","psu_w":"Specifications: Power Watt 850W. Total power 850W. Power excursion 1700W up to 200% of rated power for 100 microseconds is not stored.","rail_12v_current_a":"DC output table: +12V 70.5A, 846W. The datasheet prints -12V 0.3A and 3.6W next to it.","rail_12v_power_w":"DC output table: +12V 846W. Total power 850W.","minor_rails_combined_w":"DC output table: +5V 20A and +3.3V 20A with one 110W figure under both.","rail_5vsb_current_a":"DC output table: +5Vsb 2.5A, 12.5W.","ac_input_voltage":"Input Voltage Range 100~240 VAC. AC input 100-240V, 12A, 47-63Hz.","cables":"Connector table: ATX 24 pin 1, EPS 4+4 pin 2, PCI-E 5.0 16 pin 1 (600W), PCI-E 6+2 pin 4, SATA 8, Molex 4, FDD 1. The datasheet gives no cable counts, lengths or wire gauges. Those come from the Cybenetics cable table. The datasheet and Geizhals rate the 16-pin cable 600W. Cybenetics and Hardware Busters say the connector is set to 450W by its sense pins. The 600W maker figure is stored.","cable_style":"Feature list: Full modular design, Flat cables.","fan_size_mm":"Specifications: Fan Size 120 mm. Cybenetics names the fan DF1202512FDHN.","fan_bearing":"Specifications: Fan Bearing Fluid Dynamic Bearing. The Bearing Type row prints Hydro-Dynamic Bearing. The feature list says 120mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fan. The rated speed is 500 - 1800 +-15% RPM.","protections":"Specifications and feature list: OCP / OVP / OPP / OTP / SCP / UVP. NLO and SIP come from the Hardware Busters protection tests.","mtbf_h":"Specifications: Life Expectancy MTTF 150,000 Hours (25 C). The figure is for the unit, so it is stored as MTBF.","dimensions_mm":"Specifications: Dimensions (DxWxH) 140 x 150 x 86 mm. Depth 140, width 150, height 86. Hardware Busters prints 150 x 85 x 140 mm for W x H x D. The table also prints 120 x 120 x 25.6 mm and a card weight of 169 g, which are fan-card template rows and are not stored."}},{"url":"https://storage-asset.msi.com/datasheet/power-supply/jp/MAG-A850GL-PCIE5.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["warranty_years","psu_atx_version"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Japanese feature list, generated 2025-02-03: 7-year long product warranty. The sheet is for the JP market. The German e-shop and the Japanese launch release also say 7 years. Hardware Busters says five years.","psu_atx_version":"Japanese 2025 sheet: native 16-pin connector for ATX 3.1, and the same product described as ATX 3.0 also supports ATX 3.1."}},{"url":"https://www.gdm.or.jp/pressrelease/2023/0719/498049","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["release_date","announce_date","warranty_years","rail_12v_design","rail_12v_current_a","fan_size_mm","fan_bearing","dimensions_mm"],"notes":{"release_date":"Hermitage Akihabara republishes the MSI Japan release: announced 2023-07-19 as an ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 unit, on sale from 2023-07-21. Geizhals has listed the unit since 2023-07-07 and Hardware Busters reviewed it on November 7, 2023.","announce_date":"MSI Japan announced MAG A850GL PCIE5 and MAG A750GL PCIE5 on 2023-07-19. The Japanese list price was 18,980 JPY including tax, which is not stored.","warranty_years":"Release text: product warranty 7 years. The market is Japan.","rail_12v_design":"Release text: +12V single rail design, 70.5A for the 850W model.","rail_12v_current_a":"Release text: 70.5A for the 850W model.","fan_size_mm":"Release text: 120mm FDB fan.","fan_bearing":"Release text: 120mm FDB fan.","dimensions_mm":"Release text: width 150 mm, depth 140 mm, height 86 mm."}},{"url":"https://de-store.msi.com/products/mag-a850gl-pcie5","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["manufacturer_url","model_numbers","gtins","status","warranty_years","variants"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"MSI e-shop Germany. msi.com and us-store.msi.com refused automated access.","model_numbers":"MSI e-shop Germany: order code 306-7ZP8A11-CE0.","gtins":"MSI e-shop Germany: EAN 4711377084253 (gtin13 in the page data).","status":"Page data shows the offer as in stock on 2026-10-16.","warranty_years":"Page shows 7 Jahre Garantie. The page is the German shop, so the market is Germany. The page text still says ATX 3.0 compatible and native PCIe 5.0.","variants":"Variant row for the German order code and its EAN. The page and the datasheet list the same specs."}},{"url":"https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/psus/2336/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["oem_manufacturer","rail_12v_design","alpm_support","fan_mode","fan_mode_switch","cables","cybenetics_efficiency_115v","cybenetics_efficiency_230v","cybenetics_noise_115v","cybenetics_noise_230v","measured_avg_efficiency_115v_pct","measured_avg_efficiency_230v_pct","measured_light_load_efficiency_115v_pct","measured_avg_power_factor_115v","measured_avg_noise_115v_dba","measured_noise_full_load_115v_dba","measured_vampire_power_115v_w","measured_hold_up_time_ms","measured_ripple_12v_mv","measured_load_regulation_12v_pct","fan_size_mm","fan_bearing"],"notes":{"oem_manufacturer":"DUT Information and Parts Description: OEM/ODM CWT, platform GPX. Hardware Busters names the company Channel Well Technology.","rail_12v_design":"Power Specifications: one +12V column with 70.5A and 846W.","alpm_support":"Temperature and Compliance Info: ALPM (Alternative Low Power Mode) compatible, checked.","fan_mode":"Semi-Passive Operation is marked absent. The typical load tests show the fan at 1145 rpm at 10% load.","fan_mode_switch":"The unit has no semi-passive mode, so it has no switch for it.","cables":"Cables and Connectors table: ATX 20+4 pin 600 mm 18AWG, 2 x 4+4 pin EPS 750 mm 18AWG, two 6+2 pin PCIe cables 600 mm + 150 mm (4 plugs) 18AWG, 12+4 pin PCIe 600 mm (450W) 16-26AWG, two SATA cables 500 + 150 + 150 + 150 mm (8 plugs) 18AWG, one cable with 4 Molex and 1 FDD 500 + 150 + 150 + 150 mm (+150 mm) 18-20AWG. The 16-26AWG range of the 12+4 pin cable includes the thin sideband wires and no source gives the power wire gauge, so no gauge is stored. Lengths are the lengths to the first plug.","cybenetics_efficiency_115v":"Report 24PS2336A, certification ID 252336, issued Jan 26, 2024, model MAG A850GL PCIE5. The ETA badge shows Platinum at 115V. The report predates the 2025 ATX 3.1 relabel. No serial number is printed. Received Jan 8, 2024, tested Jan 25, 2024. The 80 PLUS entry and MSI say Gold.","cybenetics_efficiency_230v":"The ETA badge shows Platinum at 230V.","cybenetics_noise_115v":"The LAMBDA badge shows Standard+ at 115V.","cybenetics_noise_230v":"The LAMBDA badge shows Standard+ at 230V.","measured_avg_efficiency_115v_pct":"Average over more than 1450 load combinations at 115V. Ambient 28-32 C.","measured_avg_efficiency_230v_pct":"Average over more than 1450 load combinations at 230V.","measured_light_load_efficiency_115v_pct":"Efficiency at 2% load (more than 500 W unit) at 115V. At 230V it is 67.867%.","measured_avg_power_factor_115v":"Average over more than 1450 load combinations at 115V. At 230V it is 0.941.","measured_avg_noise_115v_dba":"Average over more than 1450 load combinations at 115V. Ambient 28-32 C. Bruel and Kjaer 2270 G4 sound analyzer. The 230V average is 38.02 dBA.","measured_noise_full_load_115v_dba":"Typical load tests at 115V, 100% load row: 48.2 dB(A) at 2384 rpm fan speed, intake 45.91 C. Not used for certification.","measured_vampire_power_115v_w":"Standby power consumption at 115V with no load on +5VSB: 0.0549 W. At 230V it is 0.1190 W.","measured_hold_up_time_ms":"Hold-Up Time and PWR_OK Signal: hold-up time 17.2 ms, AC loss to PWR_OK 16.0 ms, PWR_OK inactive to DC loss 1.2 ms, at maximum continuous load. The report names no input voltage.","measured_ripple_12v_mv":"Non-accredited measurement. 12V ripple at full load at 115V. At 230V it is 27.21 mV.","measured_load_regulation_12v_pct":"Non-accredited measurement. 12V load regulation at 115V. At 230V it is 0.55%.","fan_size_mm":"Cooling: 120mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fan (DF1202512FDHN).","fan_bearing":"Cooling: 120mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fan (DF1202512FDHN)."}},{"url":"https://www.clearesult.com/80plus/sites/80plus/files/manufacturer-certificate/Micro-Star%20International%20Co.%2C%20Ltd._MAG%20A850GL%20PCIE5_850W_SOCE%205832.7_Report.pdf","kind":"certification_list","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["efficiency_80_plus"],"notes":{"efficiency_80_plus":"80 PLUS ID 5832.7, model MAG A850GL PCIE5, type ATX12V, rated 850 W, input 100-240 V 12 A, no serial number printed: Gold at 115V, average efficiency 90.06% and 91.22% at 50% load. The list dates the entry 2019-12-20, long before the 2023 launch, so the certificate was most likely renamed from an older MAG A850GL. It agrees with the maker's Gold claim."}},{"url":"https://hwbusters.com/psus/msi-mag-a850gl-pcie5-850w-psu-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["weight_kg","oem_manufacturer","rail_12v_design","fan_mode","fan_mode_switch","cables","protections"],"notes":{"weight_kg":"Technical specifications: 1.45 kg (3.2 lb). The review does not say whether cables are included. MSI does not publish a weight. Review published November 7, 2023.","oem_manufacturer":"Technical specifications: Manufacturer (OEM) CWT (GPX platform).","rail_12v_design":"Technical specifications: Number of 12V rails 1.","fan_mode":"Technical specifications: Semi-Passive Operation not supported.","fan_mode_switch":"Semi-passive operation is marked absent in the specification list.","cables":"Cable table matches the Cybenetics report. The review calls the connector a plain 12VHPWR socket although the label says 12V-2x6, and says the connector is set to 450W.","protections":"Protection Features page: NLO passes, SIP is MOV for surge and an NTC thermistor with bypass relay for inrush, fan failure protection is absent, OTP and SCP pass. The Cybenetics report has no protection test section for this unit. The review says its 12V and OPP settings are correct, and 3.3V OCP triggers too high."}},{"url":"https://store.fluidone.com/msi-mag-a850gl-pcie5-power-supply-unit-850-w-20-4-pin-atx-atx-black-mag-a850gl-pcie5","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","rgb_lighting","colors"],"notes":{"gtins":"EAN 4711377084253 for SKU MAG A850GL PCIE5, the same EAN as the MSI German e-shop.","rgb_lighting":"Spec sheet: Illumination No.","colors":"Spec sheet: Product colour Black. The listing text still says ATX 3.0 compatible and native PCIe 5.0."}},{"url":"https://geizhals.de/msi-mag-a850gl-pcie5-850w-atx-3-0-a2979848.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["release_date","rail_12v_design","psu_atx_version","colors"],"notes":{"release_date":"Listed since 2023-07-07.","colors":"Farbe schwarz. MSI also sells a separate MAG A850GL PCIE5 WHITE under its own order code. It is not stored here because its datasheet could not be read.","rail_12v_design":"+12V 70.5A (1 Schiene).","psu_atx_version":"Note: introduced as ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 compatible, now also advertised as ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 compatible. The page names the 16-pin cable 12V-2x6 and 600W, which the maker does not."}}],"fields_filled":52,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}