Microsoft XBox Series S Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Microsoft XBox Series S features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2020 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD Ryzen 7 series. To use the Microsoft XBox Series S, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA socket.
Name: Microsoft XBox Series S
Family: AMD Ryzen 7
Group: AMD Ryzen 4000G
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Microsoft XBox Series S has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Microsoft XBox Series S is 3.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x Zen 2
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Microsoft XBox Series S has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Microsoft XBox Series S uses the AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S), which has 1280 texture shaders and 20 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S)
GPU frequency: 1.57 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 20
Shaders: 1280
Max. GPU Memory: 8.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 1
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q3/2021

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing 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

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 10.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: GDDR6
Max. Memory: 10.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 224.0 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Microsoft XBox Series S is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: BGA
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Renoir (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Gold 6134
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
16663
16663
Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
16570
16570
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
16536
16536
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
16487
16487
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 2.6 GHz
16482
16482

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
9945
9945
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
9923
9923
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
9894
9894
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
9704
9704
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
9625
9625

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
6835
6835
Intel Xeon W-10855M
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
6827
6827
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
6824
6824
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
6823
6823
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
6821
6821

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
4580
4580
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
4580
4580
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
4000
4000
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
3686
3686
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
3686
3686

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
3847
3847
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
3847
3847
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
3837
3837
Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
3831
3831
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
3751
3751

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
1092
1092
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
1091
1091
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1084
1084
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1082
1082
Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
1079
1079

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1018
1018
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1017
1017
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1015
1015
Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
1014
1014
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
1014
1014

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
411
411
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.4 GHz
411
411
Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
410
410
Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
409
409
Intel Core i3-10300T
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
408
408