Gigabyte Ultra Durable UD-GM PG5 V2
750/850/1000W
Why this rating
Every criterion, its status, and the evidence behind it.
Evidence
- PASS
- 9
- WARN
- 0
- FAIL
- 1
- N/D
- 12
Ratings disagree by 6 steps
The engine rates this unit lower than the imported list, driven by the criteria listed below.
Architecture
- PASS
Resonant primary stage (LLC)weight 3
- PASS
Synchronous rectificationweight 2
- PASS
Independent DC-DC converters for +5V and +3.3Vweight 3
- N/D
PFC type is not documented; APFC assumed only when statedweight 2
Standards
- PASS
Declares ATX 3.x complianceweight 2
- PASS
Full-range input (~100-240 VAC)weight 2
Efficiency
- PASS
Gold class efficiencyweight 2
Components
- N/D
Capacitor temperature rating is not documentedweight 2
- N/D
Fan bearing type is not documentedweight 1.5
Protections
- N/D
Protection set has not been verified independentlyweight 3
- N/D
OCP declaration has not been verifiedweight 2
- N/D
OTP declaration has not been verifiedweight 1.5
- N/D
Protection trip points have not been measuredweight 2
Electrical performance
- FAIL
Electrical performance criticised: Various issues including low PF, poor excursion response, and terrible vampire power suppression.weight 3
Various issues including low PF, poor excursion response, and terrible vampire power suppression.(editorial note)
- N/D
No ripple measurement on recordweight 3
- N/D
No voltage regulation measurement on recordweight 2
- N/D
No transient response measurement on recordweight 2
Evidence
- PASS
Built by Panshengweight 1.5
- PASS
Platform PS-1200MZ (SANR S-MZ cloneweight 1.5
- N/D
No independent laboratory report linked yetweight 2
Warranty and support
- N/D
Warranty length is not documentedweight 1.5
Safety
- PASS
No safety incidents or false claims on recordweight 3
How the tier was reached
- MISSED
Tier A - reference classspec 12.9
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Various issues including low PF, poor excursion response, and terrible vampire power suppression.
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (1)
- MISSED
Tier B - strong mainstreamspec 12.10
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Various issues including low PF, poor excursion response, and terrible vampire power suppression.
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (1)
- MISSED
Tier C - adequatespec 12.11
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Various issues including low PF, poor excursion response, and terrible vampire power suppression.
- — Too many failed criteria for this tier (1)
- MISSED
Tier D - basicspec 12.12
- — Measured electrical behaviour: Electrical performance criticised: Various issues including low PF, poor excursion response, and terrible vampire power suppression.
- Insufficient evidence, unknown platform or unsatisfactory architecture (spec 12.13)
- Modifiers do not apply to E and F
Missing evidence
These criteria could not be resolved. They lower the confidence index rather than count against the unit.
- Active power factor correction
- Electrolytic capacitor temperature rating
- Fan bearing type
- Protection coverage
- Over-current protection declared
- Over-temperature protection declared
- Protection trip points
- +12V ripple
- Voltage regulation
- +12V transient response
- Independent laboratory evidence
- Manufacturer warranty
Specification
Values carry the source they came from; unknowns stay unknown.
- Capacities
- 750 W850 W1000 W
- Form factor
- ATX
- ATX generation
- ATX 3.x
- Efficiency class
- Gold
- AC input
- Full range (~100–240 V)
- Cable modularity
- Full
- Introduced
- 2024
Electrical architecture
What is actually inside, when it is known.
- Primary stage
- LLC
- Secondary rectification
- SR
- Minor rail regulation
- DC-DC
- Built by
- Pansheng
- Platform
- PS-1200MZ (SANR S-MZ clone
Reviewer notes
Free text from the source, used by the engine as signals.
Various issues including low PF, poor excursion response, and terrible vampire power suppression. OCP is set sky-high on the minor rails.
- Electrical performance criticised by the reviewernoconfidence 60%
Where this data comes from
Each field records which source supplied it and how sure we are.
| Field | Source | Confidence | Captured |
|---|---|---|---|
| oem | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| intro_year | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| modularity | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| atx_version | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| form_factor | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| input_range | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| platform | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| editorial_tier | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| efficiency_class | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| primary_topology | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| minor_rail_regulation | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
| secondary_rectification | PSU Tier List (seed workbook)trust 70 | 70% | workbook import |
Primary source: PSU Tier List (seed workbook) (row 669). Community-maintained tier list imported as the seed data set. Ratings from this source are shown as the published tier; the Tier Engine computes its own rating separately.