Be Quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 500W Review

Written by Matthew Lambert

January 31, 2017 | 11:58

Tags: #power-supply #psu

Companies: #be-quiet

Noise Level

These charts show each PSU's noise level at three different load levels.

Noise Level - 60W Load Test

30cm distance after 5 mins

  • SilverStone SX600-G 600W
  • SilverStone ST75F-PT 750W
  • Antec EDGE 650W
  • Be Quiet! Pure Power 9 CM 600W
  • EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 850W
  • Be Quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 500W
  • Cooler Master V550 550W
  • Fractal Design Integra M 650W
    • 32.5 (fan off)
    • 33.4 (fan off)
    • 33.4
    • 33.6
    • 33.6 (fan off)
    • 33.7
    • 34.0
    • 34.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
dB(A) (lower is better)
  • Noise level

Noise Level - 400W Load Test

30cm distance after 5 mins

  • EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 850W
  • SilverStone ST75F-PT 750W
  • Be Quiet! Pure Power 9 CM 600W
  • Be Quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 500W
    • 34.1
    • 34.7
    • 35.0
    • 35.8
0
10
20
30
40
dB(A) (lower is better)
  • Noise level

Noise Level - Max Load Test

30cm distance after 5 mins

  • Cooler Master V550 550W
  • Antec EDGE 650W
  • SilverStone SX600-G 600W
  • EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2 850W
  • Fractal Design Integra M 650W
  • Be Quiet! Pure Power 10 CM 500W
  • Be Quiet! Pure Power 9 CM 600W
  • SilverStone ST75F-PT 750W
    • 36.9
    • 37.0
    • 38.3
    • 39.2
    • 39.5
    • 40.0
    • 41.9
    • 42.8
0
10
20
30
40
dB(A) (lower is better)
  • Noise level

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