Sony Playstation 5 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Sony Playstation 5 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 Sony Playstation 5, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA socket.
Name: Sony Playstation 5
Family: AMD Ryzen 7
Group: AMD Ryzen 4000G
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Sony Playstation 5 is 3.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.5 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): 3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.5 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Sony Playstation 5 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Sony Playstation 5 uses the AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5), which has 2304 texture shaders and 36 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 (Playstation 5)
GPU frequency: 2.23 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 36
Shaders: 2304
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 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: GDDR6
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 448.0 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 Sony Playstation 5 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

AMD Ryzen 5 4500
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
16220
16220
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
16165
16165
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
16095
16095
Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
16082
16082
Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
16079
16079

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
10650
10650
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
10600
10600
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
10300
10300
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
7830
7830
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
6745
6745

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

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
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
9569
9569
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
9555
9555

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7551P
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
6676
6676
Intel Core i5-11500H
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
6672
6672
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
6635
6635
Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
6625
6625
Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
6576
6576

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
3751
3751
Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
3745
3745
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
3735
3735
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
3734
3734
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
3709
3709

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
1059
1059
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1057
1057
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1056
1056
Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
1052
1052
Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
1052
1052

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-10110Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
996
996
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.2 GHz
994
994
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
992
992
Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
990
990
Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 1.4 GHz
989
989

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
402
402
Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
402
402
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
402
402
Intel Core i5-8279U
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
402
402
Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
402
402