Sony Playstation 5 vs Microsoft XBox Series X

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

• Name
  Sony Playstation 5 Microsoft XBox Series X
• 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 Sony Playstation 5 vs Microsoft XBox Series X 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 3.20 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz 3.80 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  3.50 GHz 3.66 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series X 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 (Playstation 5) AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X)
• GPU frequency
  2.23 GHz 1.83 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  36 52
• Shader
  2304 3328
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB 10 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 Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series X. 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 Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series X 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
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  448.0 GB/s 560.0 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 Sony Playstation 5 or Microsoft XBox Series X? 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 Sony Playstation 5 and Microsoft XBox Series X 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