Satisfactory Alien Power Matrix Calculator

One Quantum Encoder makes 2.5 Alien Power Matrices/min at 1,000 MW average, using 5 SAM Fluctuator + 3 Power Shard + 3 Superposition Oscillator + 24 m³ Excited Photonic Matter per matrix.

Alien Power Matrix fuels the Alien Power Augmenter: 5 matrices/min increases one Augmenter’s grid boost from 10% to 30%. Uses, unlocks and sources.

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Target item

Output rate (/min)

Recipe mode

Use Synthetic Power Shards at 2.5/min — keeps this target; resets other recipes to standard. No recycling credit.

84.7

Machines (fractional equivalents)

Raw inputs

Byproducts

6487 MW

Average production power

Fixed example — 2.5/min with gathered-slug supply; no recycling: fractional machines at 100% clock use 6,487.438 MW average. The whole-building plan uses approximately 6,021.636 MW average at the listed clocks. Both include default supporting production and exclude extraction, pumps and byproduct processing. The live calculator summary follows your selected rate and recipes; these example figures stay fixed. See whole-building plans.

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Every Alien Power Matrix recipe compared

There is one Alien Power Matrix recipe in this game version. Rates are per building at 100% clock, without Somersloops. The raw bill expands every intermediate with its default recipe, including gathered inputs for Power Shards. See every supporting recipe and its inputs.

Game data v1.2.3.1 (exported 2026-06-25) · computed 2026-10-29. Data sources and method · Official Alien Power Matrix recipe reference (checked 2026-10-29). Calculations by SatisfactoryCalculator.net · Report a correction. Inputs are per matrix; MW per matrix/min measures sustained production.

Recipe / building	Matrices/min	Inputs / matrix	Average production power
Alien Power MatrixQuantum Encoder · standard	2.5per building at 100%	Direct inputs 5 SAM Fluctuator 3 Power Shard 3 Superposition Oscillator 24 m³ Excited Photonic Matter Full raw + gathered bill 300 SAM 63.5 Copper Ore 112.5 Iron Ore 396 Coal 3 Blue Power Slug 110.25 Raw Quartz 27 Bauxite 40.5 m³ Water Byproducts / matrix 99 m³ Dark Matter Residue 13.5 m³ Water 11.25 Silica	1,000 MW / building400 MW / matrix/min2,594.975 MW / matrix/min including supportAverage power; extraction, pumps and byproduct processing are additional.

Particle Accelerator, Converter, Quantum Encoder power varies during production. Their MW figures and all chain totals here are averages, not peak demand.

Power Shard supply: The default Power Shard (1) recipe uses 3 Blue Power Slug per matrix. At 2.5/min, that is 450 Blue Power Slugs/hour. Supply these from gathered inventory; the listed production rates depend on that supply. Power Shards here are consumed ingredients, not clock-speed upgrades. For continuous factory-made supply, open the 2.5/min Matrix plan with Synthetic Power Shards, or use the supply link inside the calculator to keep your current target. See the separate 5/min synthetic-shard example.

Synthetic Power Shard recipe · Official Power Shard reference (checked 2026-10-29). Unlock Synthetic Power Shards in the MAM’s Power Slugs tree before using this route.

Full default production chain

Follow the steps from upstream inputs to the final Quantum Encoder. Each row gives the combined flows for one matrix/min, so the input amounts also express material cost per matrix. Shared Wire, ingots, Reanimated SAM and Excited Photonic Matter production is counted once at its combined demand.

These are gross-input plans with no byproduct credits. Dark Matter Residue is made separately in the default Converter recipe; Silica is made from Raw Quartz and Water is supplied externally. The Quantum Encoders and aluminum chain also release Dark Matter Residue, Silica and Water. Keep those outlets flowing into other consuming processes. Recycling these outputs changes the input rates and machine counts shown here.

Residue outlet: Dark Matter Crystallization is a residue-only processing option. After Hard Drive research following Tier 9 — Quantum Encoding, Dark Matter Crystallization converts 200 m³ Dark Matter Residue/min into 20 Dark Matter Crystals/min in one Particle Accelerator at 100% clock, using 1,000 MW average. Route the crystals to a consuming line or the AWESOME Sink to keep the outlet flowing. These extra processing machines and their power are outside both sets of gross-input totals; no recycling credit is applied. Official Dark Matter Crystal recipes and unlocks (checked 2026-10-29).

Show all 25 supporting recipes and final assembly

Default supporting recipes, in dependency order. Flows are per minute for one Alien Power Matrix/min. Machine counts are fractional 100% equivalents; use the whole-building plans to build a line.

Recipe / building equivalents	Combined inputs /min	Combined outputs /min	Production MW
Reanimated SAM2.5 × Constructor at 100%	300 SAM	75 Reanimated SAM	10 MW4 MW / building
Copper Ingot2.117 × Smelter at 100%	63.5 Copper Ore	63.5 Copper Ingot	8.467 MW4 MW / building
Wire3.633 × Constructor at 100%	54.5 Copper Ingot	109 Wire	14.533 MW4 MW / building
Steel Ingot0.5 × Foundry at 100%	22.5 Iron Ore 22.5 Coal	22.5 Steel Ingot	8 MW16 MW / building
Steel Pipe0.75 × Constructor at 100%	22.5 Steel Ingot	15 Steel Pipe	3 MW4 MW / building
SAM Fluctuator0.5 × Manufacturer at 100%	30 Reanimated SAM 25 Wire 15 Steel Pipe	5 SAM Fluctuator	27.5 MW55 MW / building
Power Shard (1)0.4 × Constructor at 100%	3 Blue Power Slug	3 Power Shard	1.6 MW4 MW / building
Diamonds0.6 × Particle Accelerator at 100%	360 Coal	18 Diamonds	300 MW average500 MW / building average
Dark Matter Residue0.9 × Converter at 100%	45 Reanimated SAM	90 m³ Dark Matter Residue	225 MW average250 MW / building average
Dark Matter Crystal0.6 × Particle Accelerator at 100%	18 Diamonds 90 m³ Dark Matter Residue	18 Dark Matter Crystal	600 MW average1,000 MW / building average
Quartz Crystal2.4 × Constructor at 100%	90 Raw Quartz	54 Quartz Crystal	9.6 MW4 MW / building
Cable1.4 × Constructor at 100%	84 Wire	42 Cable	5.6 MW4 MW / building
Iron Ingot3 × Smelter at 100%	90 Iron Ore	90 Iron Ingot	12 MW4 MW / building
Iron Plate2.25 × Constructor at 100%	67.5 Iron Ingot	45 Iron Plate	9 MW4 MW / building
Iron Rod1.5 × Constructor at 100%	22.5 Iron Ingot	22.5 Iron Rod	6 MW4 MW / building
Screws2.25 × Constructor at 100%	22.5 Iron Rod	90 Screws	9 MW4 MW / building
Reinforced Iron Plate1.5 × Assembler at 100%	45 Iron Plate 90 Screws	7.5 Reinforced Iron Plate	22.5 MW15 MW / building
Crystal Oscillator3 × Manufacturer at 100%	54 Quartz Crystal 42 Cable 7.5 Reinforced Iron Plate	3 Crystal Oscillator	165 MW55 MW / building
Alumina Solution0.225 × Refinery at 100%	27 Bauxite 40.5 m³ Water	27 m³ Alumina Solution 11.25 Silica	6.75 MW30 MW / building
Aluminum Scrap0.113 × Refinery at 100%	27 m³ Alumina Solution 13.5 Coal	40.5 Aluminum Scrap 13.5 m³ Water	3.375 MW30 MW / building
Silica0.9 × Constructor at 100%	20.25 Raw Quartz	33.75 Silica	3.6 MW4 MW / building
Aluminum Ingot0.45 × Foundry at 100%	40.5 Aluminum Scrap 33.75 Silica	27 Aluminum Ingot	7.2 MW16 MW / building
Alclad Aluminum Sheet0.9 × Assembler at 100%	27 Aluminum Ingot 9 Copper Ingot	27 Alclad Aluminum Sheet	13.5 MW15 MW / building
Excited Photonic Matter0.495 × Converter at 100%	No material input; power only	99 m³ Excited Photonic Matter	123.75 MW average250 MW / building average
Superposition Oscillator0.6 × Quantum Encoder at 100%	18 Dark Matter Crystal 3 Crystal Oscillator 27 Alclad Aluminum Sheet 75 m³ Excited Photonic Matter	3 Superposition Oscillator 75 m³ Dark Matter Residue	600 MW average1,000 MW / building average
Alien Power Matrix0.4 × Quantum Encoder at 100%	5 SAM Fluctuator 3 Power Shard 3 Superposition Oscillator 24 m³ Excited Photonic Matter	1 Alien Power Matrix 24 m³ Dark Matter Residue	400 MW average1,000 MW / building average

Explore SAM production, Dark Matter Crystals and Power Shards individually.

Alien Power Matrix production plans

Gathered-slug supply; no recycling. The 1, 2.5, 5, 10 /min plans include every supporting production building. The 2.5/min plan uses one final Quantum Encoder at 100% clock. The 5/min plan supplies one Alien Power Augmenter continuously while its inputs remain supplied.

Building totals are grouped by type; open each recipe breakdown for its whole count and equal clock setting. Round each recipe group separately, then split shared outputs between downstream recipes. Parentheses show fractional full-clock equivalents. Match extraction and belt or pipe capacity to the input rates.

Alien Power Matrix — gathered-slug supply; no recycling. All production buildings, raw and gathered inputs, byproducts and average power. Game data v1.2.3.1 (exported 2026-06-25) · computed 2026-10-29.

Target /min	Whole production buildings	Inputs & byproducts /min	Average production MW
1matrices/minCalculate 1/min with Alien Power MatrixUse synthetic shards at 1/minAll targets	2 × Quantum Encoder(1 equivalents) 4 × Manufacturer(3.5 equivalents) 23 × Constructor(17.983 equivalents) 6 × Smelter(5.117 equivalents) 2 × Foundry(0.95 equivalents) 2 × Particle Accelerator(1.2 equivalents) 2 × Converter(1.395 equivalents) 3 × Assembler(2.4 equivalents) 2 × Refinery(0.338 equivalents) Recipe counts and clocks 1 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈40%(0.4 equivalent) · Alien Power Matrix 1 × Manufacturer @ ≈50%(0.5 equivalent) · SAM Fluctuator 3 × Constructor @ ≈83.3333%(2.5 equivalent) · Reanimated SAM 4 × Constructor @ ≈90.8333%(3.633 equivalent) · Wire 3 × Smelter @ ≈70.5556%(2.117 equivalent) · Copper Ingot 1 × Constructor @ ≈75%(0.75 equivalent) · Steel Pipe 1 × Foundry @ ≈50%(0.5 equivalent) · Steel Ingot 1 × Constructor @ ≈40%(0.4 equivalent) · Power Shard (1) 1 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈60%(0.6 equivalent) · Superposition Oscillator 1 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈60%(0.6 equivalent) · Dark Matter Crystal 1 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈60%(0.6 equivalent) · Diamonds 1 × Converter @ ≈90%(0.9 equivalent) · Dark Matter Residue 3 × Manufacturer @ ≈100%(3 equivalent) · Crystal Oscillator 3 × Constructor @ ≈80%(2.4 equivalent) · Quartz Crystal 2 × Constructor @ ≈70%(1.4 equivalent) · Cable 2 × Assembler @ ≈75%(1.5 equivalent) · Reinforced Iron Plate 3 × Constructor @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Iron Plate 3 × Smelter @ ≈100%(3 equivalent) · Iron Ingot 3 × Constructor @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Screws 2 × Constructor @ ≈75%(1.5 equivalent) · Iron Rod 1 × Assembler @ ≈90%(0.9 equivalent) · Alclad Aluminum Sheet 1 × Foundry @ ≈45%(0.45 equivalent) · Aluminum Ingot 1 × Refinery @ ≈11.25%(0.113 equivalent) · Aluminum Scrap 1 × Refinery @ ≈22.5%(0.225 equivalent) · Alumina Solution 1 × Constructor @ ≈90%(0.9 equivalent) · Silica 1 × Converter @ ≈49.5%(0.495 equivalent) · Excited Photonic Matter	Raw + gathered inputs 300 SAM 63.5 Copper Ore 112.5 Iron Ore 396 Coal 3 Blue Power Slug 110.25 Raw Quartz 27 Bauxite 40.5 m³ Water Byproducts 99 m³ Dark Matter Residue 13.5 m³ Water 11.25 Silica	2,211.207 MWat listed whole-building clocks2,594.975 MW at fractional full-clock equivalents
2.5matrices/minCalculate 2.5/min with Alien Power MatrixUse synthetic shards at 2.5/minAll targets	3 × Quantum Encoder(2.5 equivalents) 10 × Manufacturer(8.75 equivalents) 49 × Constructor(44.958 equivalents) 14 × Smelter(12.792 equivalents) 4 × Foundry(2.375 equivalents) 4 × Particle Accelerator(3 equivalents) 5 × Converter(3.487 equivalents) 7 × Assembler(6 equivalents) 2 × Refinery(0.844 equivalents) Recipe counts and clocks 1 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(1 equivalent) · Alien Power Matrix 2 × Manufacturer @ ≈62.5%(1.25 equivalent) · SAM Fluctuator 7 × Constructor @ ≈89.2857%(6.25 equivalent) · Reanimated SAM 10 × Constructor @ ≈90.8333%(9.083 equivalent) · Wire 6 × Smelter @ ≈88.1944%(5.292 equivalent) · Copper Ingot 2 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(1.875 equivalent) · Steel Pipe 2 × Foundry @ ≈62.5%(1.25 equivalent) · Steel Ingot 1 × Constructor @ ≈100%(1 equivalent) · Power Shard (1) 2 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈75%(1.5 equivalent) · Superposition Oscillator 2 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈75%(1.5 equivalent) · Dark Matter Crystal 2 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈75%(1.5 equivalent) · Diamonds 3 × Converter @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Dark Matter Residue 8 × Manufacturer @ ≈93.75%(7.5 equivalent) · Crystal Oscillator 6 × Constructor @ ≈100%(6 equivalent) · Quartz Crystal 4 × Constructor @ ≈87.5%(3.5 equivalent) · Cable 4 × Assembler @ ≈93.75%(3.75 equivalent) · Reinforced Iron Plate 6 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(5.625 equivalent) · Iron Plate 8 × Smelter @ ≈93.75%(7.5 equivalent) · Iron Ingot 6 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(5.625 equivalent) · Screws 4 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(3.75 equivalent) · Iron Rod 3 × Assembler @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Alclad Aluminum Sheet 2 × Foundry @ ≈56.25%(1.125 equivalent) · Aluminum Ingot 1 × Refinery @ ≈28.125%(0.281 equivalent) · Aluminum Scrap 1 × Refinery @ ≈56.25%(0.563 equivalent) · Alumina Solution 3 × Constructor @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Silica 2 × Converter @ ≈61.875%(1.238 equivalent) · Excited Photonic Matter	Raw + gathered inputs 750 SAM 158.75 Copper Ore 281.25 Iron Ore 990 Coal 7.5 Blue Power Slug 275.625 Raw Quartz 67.5 Bauxite 101.25 m³ Water Byproducts 247.5 m³ Dark Matter Residue 33.75 m³ Water 28.125 Silica	6,021.636 MWat listed whole-building clocks6,487.438 MW at fractional full-clock equivalents
5matrices/minCalculate 5/min with Alien Power MatrixUse synthetic shards at 5/minAll targets	5 × Quantum Encoder(5 equivalents) 18 × Manufacturer(17.5 equivalents) 94 × Constructor(89.917 equivalents) 26 × Smelter(25.583 equivalents) 6 × Foundry(4.75 equivalents) 6 × Particle Accelerator(6 equivalents) 8 × Converter(6.975 equivalents) 13 × Assembler(12 equivalents) 3 × Refinery(1.688 equivalents) Recipe counts and clocks 2 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(2 equivalent) · Alien Power Matrix 3 × Manufacturer @ ≈83.3333%(2.5 equivalent) · SAM Fluctuator 13 × Constructor @ ≈96.1538%(12.5 equivalent) · Reanimated SAM 19 × Constructor @ ≈95.614%(18.167 equivalent) · Wire 11 × Smelter @ ≈96.2121%(10.583 equivalent) · Copper Ingot 4 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(3.75 equivalent) · Steel Pipe 3 × Foundry @ ≈83.3333%(2.5 equivalent) · Steel Ingot 2 × Constructor @ ≈100%(2 equivalent) · Power Shard (1) 3 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(3 equivalent) · Superposition Oscillator 3 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈100%(3 equivalent) · Dark Matter Crystal 3 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈100%(3 equivalent) · Diamonds 5 × Converter @ ≈90%(4.5 equivalent) · Dark Matter Residue 15 × Manufacturer @ ≈100%(15 equivalent) · Crystal Oscillator 12 × Constructor @ ≈100%(12 equivalent) · Quartz Crystal 7 × Constructor @ ≈100%(7 equivalent) · Cable 8 × Assembler @ ≈93.75%(7.5 equivalent) · Reinforced Iron Plate 12 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(11.25 equivalent) · Iron Plate 15 × Smelter @ ≈100%(15 equivalent) · Iron Ingot 12 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(11.25 equivalent) · Screws 8 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(7.5 equivalent) · Iron Rod 5 × Assembler @ ≈90%(4.5 equivalent) · Alclad Aluminum Sheet 3 × Foundry @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Aluminum Ingot 1 × Refinery @ ≈56.25%(0.563 equivalent) · Aluminum Scrap 2 × Refinery @ ≈56.25%(1.125 equivalent) · Alumina Solution 5 × Constructor @ ≈90%(4.5 equivalent) · Silica 3 × Converter @ ≈82.5%(2.475 equivalent) · Excited Photonic Matter	Raw + gathered inputs 1,500 SAM 317.5 Copper Ore 562.5 Iron Ore 1,980 Coal 15 Blue Power Slug 551.25 Raw Quartz 135 Bauxite 202.5 m³ Water Byproducts 495 m³ Dark Matter Residue 67.5 m³ Water 56.25 Silica	12,868.204 MWat listed whole-building clocks12,974.875 MW at fractional full-clock equivalents
10matrices/minCalculate 10/min with Alien Power MatrixUse synthetic shards at 10/minAll targets	10 × Quantum Encoder(10 equivalents) 35 × Manufacturer(35 equivalents) 182 × Constructor(179.833 equivalents) 52 × Smelter(51.167 equivalents) 10 × Foundry(9.5 equivalents) 12 × Particle Accelerator(12 equivalents) 14 × Converter(13.95 equivalents) 24 × Assembler(24 equivalents) 5 × Refinery(3.375 equivalents) Recipe counts and clocks 4 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(4 equivalent) · Alien Power Matrix 5 × Manufacturer @ ≈100%(5 equivalent) · SAM Fluctuator 25 × Constructor @ ≈100%(25 equivalent) · Reanimated SAM 37 × Constructor @ ≈98.1982%(36.333 equivalent) · Wire 22 × Smelter @ ≈96.2121%(21.167 equivalent) · Copper Ingot 8 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(7.5 equivalent) · Steel Pipe 5 × Foundry @ ≈100%(5 equivalent) · Steel Ingot 4 × Constructor @ ≈100%(4 equivalent) · Power Shard (1) 6 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(6 equivalent) · Superposition Oscillator 6 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈100%(6 equivalent) · Dark Matter Crystal 6 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈100%(6 equivalent) · Diamonds 9 × Converter @ ≈100%(9 equivalent) · Dark Matter Residue 30 × Manufacturer @ ≈100%(30 equivalent) · Crystal Oscillator 24 × Constructor @ ≈100%(24 equivalent) · Quartz Crystal 14 × Constructor @ ≈100%(14 equivalent) · Cable 15 × Assembler @ ≈100%(15 equivalent) · Reinforced Iron Plate 23 × Constructor @ ≈97.8261%(22.5 equivalent) · Iron Plate 30 × Smelter @ ≈100%(30 equivalent) · Iron Ingot 23 × Constructor @ ≈97.8261%(22.5 equivalent) · Screws 15 × Constructor @ ≈100%(15 equivalent) · Iron Rod 9 × Assembler @ ≈100%(9 equivalent) · Alclad Aluminum Sheet 5 × Foundry @ ≈90%(4.5 equivalent) · Aluminum Ingot 2 × Refinery @ ≈56.25%(1.125 equivalent) · Aluminum Scrap 3 × Refinery @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Alumina Solution 9 × Constructor @ ≈100%(9 equivalent) · Silica 5 × Converter @ ≈99%(4.95 equivalent) · Excited Photonic Matter	Raw + gathered inputs 3,000 SAM 635 Copper Ore 1,125 Iron Ore 3,960 Coal 30 Blue Power Slug 1,102.5 Raw Quartz 270 Bauxite 405 m³ Water Byproducts 990 m³ Dark Matter Residue 135 m³ Water 112.5 Silica	25,927.894 MWat listed whole-building clocks25,949.75 MW at fractional full-clock equivalents

Factory-made shards: 5 matrices/min

This separate example supplies one Alien Power Augmenter with Synthetic Power Shards and no gathered slugs. Every other supporting recipe stays standard. It still makes Dark Matter Residue separately and gives no credit for recycled outputs. Open the 5/min synthetic-shard Matrix plan.

Synthetic Power Shard supply; no recycling — 5 matrices/min. Game data v1.2.3.1 (exported 2026-06-25) · computed 2026-10-29.

Target /min	Whole production buildings	Inputs & byproducts /min	Average production MW
5matrices/minSynthetic Power Shards	8 × Quantum Encoder(8 equivalents) 18 × Manufacturer(17.5 equivalents) 102 × Constructor(98.417 equivalents) 26 × Smelter(25.583 equivalents) 6 × Foundry(4.75 equivalents) 15 × Converter(14.375 equivalents) 10 × Particle Accelerator(10 equivalents) 13 × Assembler(12 equivalents) 3 × Refinery(1.688 equivalents) Recipe counts and clocks 2 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(2 equivalent) · Alien Power Matrix 3 × Manufacturer @ ≈83.3333%(2.5 equivalent) · SAM Fluctuator 15 × Constructor @ ≈100%(15 equivalent) · Reanimated SAM 19 × Constructor @ ≈95.614%(18.167 equivalent) · Wire 11 × Smelter @ ≈96.2121%(10.583 equivalent) · Copper Ingot 4 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(3.75 equivalent) · Steel Pipe 3 × Foundry @ ≈83.3333%(2.5 equivalent) · Steel Ingot 3 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(3 equivalent) · Synthetic Power Shard 5 × Converter @ ≈100%(5 equivalent) · Time Crystal 6 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈100%(6 equivalent) · Diamonds 4 × Particle Accelerator @ ≈100%(4 equivalent) · Dark Matter Crystal 6 × Converter @ ≈100%(6 equivalent) · Dark Matter Residue 20 × Constructor @ ≈100%(20 equivalent) · Quartz Crystal 4 × Converter @ ≈84.375%(3.375 equivalent) · Excited Photonic Matter 3 × Quantum Encoder @ ≈100%(3 equivalent) · Superposition Oscillator 15 × Manufacturer @ ≈100%(15 equivalent) · Crystal Oscillator 7 × Constructor @ ≈100%(7 equivalent) · Cable 8 × Assembler @ ≈93.75%(7.5 equivalent) · Reinforced Iron Plate 12 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(11.25 equivalent) · Iron Plate 15 × Smelter @ ≈100%(15 equivalent) · Iron Ingot 12 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(11.25 equivalent) · Screws 8 × Constructor @ ≈93.75%(7.5 equivalent) · Iron Rod 5 × Assembler @ ≈90%(4.5 equivalent) · Alclad Aluminum Sheet 3 × Foundry @ ≈75%(2.25 equivalent) · Aluminum Ingot 1 × Refinery @ ≈56.25%(0.563 equivalent) · Aluminum Scrap 2 × Refinery @ ≈56.25%(1.125 equivalent) · Alumina Solution 5 × Constructor @ ≈90%(4.5 equivalent) · Silica	Raw inputs 1,800 SAM 317.5 Copper Ore 562.5 Iron Ore 3,780 Coal 851.25 Raw Quartz 135 Bauxite 202.5 m³ Water Byproducts 675 m³ Dark Matter Residue 67.5 m³ Water 56.25 Silica	20,282.597 MWat listed whole-building clocks20,358.875 MW at fractional full-clock equivalents

Whole-building estimates use buildings × average base MW × (clock / 100)^1.321929. All totals exclude extraction, pumps, logistics and byproduct processing. Rounded clocks are approximate; use exact target rates when setting production. Plan resource extraction.

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Alien Power Augmenter supply

Alien Power Matrix fuels the Alien Power Augmenter: 5 matrices/min increases one Augmenter’s grid boost from 10% to 30%. See the 5/min gathered-slug plan or the factory-made shard plan.

Unlock the Alien Power Matrix research node in the MAM’s Alien Technology tree. The Quantum Encoder requires Tier 9 — Quantum Encoding. Synthetic Power Shards have a separate unlock in the MAM’s Power Slugs tree.

The production figures measure production cost, not net grid benefit. Net benefit depends on your connected power grid and the supply route you choose; extraction and residue processing add further demand.

Official references: Alien Power Matrix · Alien Power Augmenter · MAM Alien Technology research · Quantum Encoder (checked 2026-10-29).

Alien Power Matrix is not an ingredient in another crafting recipe in this game version.

Alien Power Matrix questions

How do you make Alien Power Matrix?

One Quantum Encoder makes 2.5 Alien Power Matrices/min at 1,000 MW average, using 5 SAM Fluctuator + 3 Power Shard + 3 Superposition Oscillator + 24 m³ Excited Photonic Matter per matrix. The full default bill per matrix is 300 SAM + 63.5 Copper Ore + 112.5 Iron Ore + 396 Coal + 3 Blue Power Slug + 110.25 Raw Quartz + 27 Bauxite + 40.5 m³ Water. The default Power Shard (1) recipe uses 3 Blue Power Slug per matrix. At 2.5/min, that is 450 Blue Power Slugs/hour. Supply these from gathered inventory; the listed production rates depend on that supply. Power Shards here are consumed ingredients, not clock-speed upgrades.

What is Alien Power Matrix used for?

Alien Power Matrix fuels the Alien Power Augmenter: 5 matrices/min increases one Augmenter’s grid boost from 10% to 30%. Unlock the Alien Power Matrix research node in the MAM’s Alien Technology tree. The Quantum Encoder requires Tier 9 — Quantum Encoding. Synthetic Power Shards have a separate unlock in the MAM’s Power Slugs tree. The production figures measure production cost, not net grid benefit. Net benefit depends on your connected power grid and the supply route you choose; extraction and residue processing add further demand.

How much power does Alien Power Matrix production need?

The final Quantum Encoder draws 1,000 MW average at 100% clock, or 400 MW per matrix/min. Including all default supporting recipes, production uses 2,594.975 MW average per matrix/min at fractional full-clock equivalents. At 2.5/min, the listed whole-building plan uses approximately 6,021.636 MW average. Particle Accelerator, Converter, Quantum Encoder power varies during production; these are average estimates, not peak demand. Extraction, pumps and byproduct processing are additional; byproducts receive no resource or power credit.

Alien Power Matrix at a glance

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Quantum Encoder

Recipes

Sink value

210 pts

Used in

0 parts

Alien Power Matrix is produced in a Quantum Encoder from SAM Fluctuator, Power Shard, Superposition Oscillator, Excited Photonic Matter. Sinking it in the AWESOME Sink is worth 210 points each. It is typically a final product rather than an intermediate. Use the calculator above to scale Alien Power Matrix to any output rate and see the full machine, resource, and power breakdown.

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