Sony Playstation 5 VS Microsoft XBox Series S

Comparison of video cards Sony Playstation 5 vs Microsoft XBox Series S in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of Sony Playstation 5

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Sony Playstation 5 Microsoft XBox Series S

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series S is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Sony Playstation 5 Microsoft XBox Series S
Family	AMD Ryzen 7 AMD Ryzen 7
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 4000G AMD Ryzen 4000G
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Generation	3 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Sony Playstation 5 vs Microsoft XBox Series S by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 16 8 / 16
Core architecture	normal normal
Cores	8x Zen 2 8x Zen 2
Hyperthreading / SMT	Yes Yes
Overclocking	No No
Frequency	3.00 GHz 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)	3.50 GHz 3.40 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series S along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S)
GPU frequency	2.23 GHz 1.57 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	36 20
Shader	2304 1280
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	1 1
Generation	1 1
Direct X	12 12
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q3/2021 Q3/2021

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series S. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series S you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	GDDR6 GDDR6
Max. Memory	16 GB 10 GB
Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth	448.0 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
ECC	No No
PCIe	4.0 x 12 4.0 x 12
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Sony Playstation 5 or Microsoft XBox Series S? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 65 W
Tjunction max.	100 \xc2\xb0C 100 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series S CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Chip design	Chiplet Chiplet
Socket	BGA BGA
L3-Cache	8.00 MB 8.00 MB
Architecture	Renoir (Zen 2) Renoir (Zen 2)
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date	Q3/2020 Q3/2020