Sony Playstation 5 vs AMD EPYC 9634
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CPU comparisonSony Playstation 5 or AMD EPYC 9634 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020. The AMD EPYC 9634 has 84 cores with 168 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9634 was released in Q4/2022. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 (70) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| AMD Ryzen 4000G (22) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
| 3 | Generation | 4 |
| Renoir (Zen 2) | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Sony Playstation 5 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD EPYC 9634 has 84 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| 8 | Cores | 84 |
| 16 | Threads | 168 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.25 GHz |
| 3.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| 3.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.10 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 2.23 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 1 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 7 nm | Technology | |
| 1 | Max. displays | |
| 36 | Compute units | -- |
| 2304 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Sony Playstation 5 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9634 can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| GDDR6 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
| 448.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 84.00 MB |
| 8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 384.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 12 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 23.6 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Sony Playstation 5 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD EPYC 9634 is 290 W. |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 290 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 300 W |
| -- | TDP down | 240 W |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Sony Playstation 5 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9634 cache has a total of 468.00 MB. |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
| BGA | Socket | SP5 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Q3/2020 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| -- | Release price | 10304 $ |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Sony Playstation 5 | AMD EPYC 9634 |
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