Microsoft XBox Series S vs Sony Playstation 5

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

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

In this block we are going to compare Microsoft XBox Series S vs Sony Playstation 5 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.

• 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)
  3.60 GHz 3.50 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  3.40 GHz 3.50 GHz

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

• GPU name
  AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S) AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
• GPU frequency
  1.57 GHz 2.23 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  20 36
• Shader
  1280 2304
• 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

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

• 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

To choose the best model between Microsoft XBox Series S and Sony Playstation 5 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.

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

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Microsoft XBox Series S or Sony Playstation 5? 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.

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

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

• 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