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Sony Playstation 5: specs, benchmarks and tests

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Q3/2020
Sony Playstation 5

Sony Playstation 5

The Sony Playstation 5 technical spec and performance benchmarks are detailed on page. This model of processor with cores with the base clock speed of 3.00 GHz. The release date is Q3/2020. Sony Playstation 5 supports the installation of BGA socket on the motherboard. Maximum capacity and type of RAM supported are GDDR6. TDP is 65 W.
Performance tests
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Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
CPU generation and family

Information about the Sony Playstation 5 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

  • Name
    Sony Playstation 5
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 7
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 4000G
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    3
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Sony Playstation 5: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    8 / 16
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • Cores
    8x Zen 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.50 GHz
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in 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 (Playstation 5)
  • GPU frequency
    2.23 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
    36
  • Shader
    2304
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB
  • Max. displays
    1
  • Generation
    1
  • Direct X
    12
  • Technology
    7 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2021
Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Sony Playstation 5 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Sony Playstation 5. 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
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel)
  • Bandwidth
    448.0 GB/s
  • ECC
    No
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 12
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the 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
  • Tjunction max.
    100 \xc2\xb0C
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Sony Playstation 5 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

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