Sony Playstation 5 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Sony Playstation 5 is a 8 core processor. It can handle 16 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2020. The Sony Playstation 5 is based on the 3. generation of the AMD Ryzen 7 series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA. The Sony Playstation 5 scores 992 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 6,635 points.
Sony Playstation 5

At a glance

Name: Sony Playstation 5
Family: AMD Ryzen 7 (74)
CPU group: AMD Ryzen 4000G (26)
Architecture: Renoir (Zen 2)
Technology: 7 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 8 CPU cores of the Sony Playstation 5 clock with 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

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

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5), the Sony Playstation 5 has an build in graphic solution. It has 36 SM processors, which have a total of 2304 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
GPU frequency: 2.23 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 36
Shader: 2304
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2021
Max. displays: 1
Generation: 1
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 8 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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 Sony Playstation 5 supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
GDDR6
448.0 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth: 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Sony Playstation 5 has a TDP of 105 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 105 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: 125 W
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Sony Playstation 5 has a 8.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: BGA
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 8.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
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
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Sony Playstation 5 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1068
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1068
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
1057
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1056
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1052
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1052
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1041

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
9945
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
9894
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
9704
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
9625
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
9348
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
9314
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 4.15 GHz
9258

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.
Intel Core i3-9300T Intel Core i3-9300T
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
996
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
996
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 3.60 GHz
994
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
992
Intel Core i5-10500TE Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
990
Intel Core i7-4770K Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
988
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
988

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.
Intel Core i7-8700K Intel Core i7-8700K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
6693
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
6682
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6637
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
6635
Intel Core i5-12500T Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6625
Intel Core i5-12400T Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz
6573
Intel Xeon E-2276ME Intel Xeon E-2276ME
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
6561

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
403
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
403
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
403
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
402
Intel Core i3-10100T Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
399
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz
398
Intel Core i5-10500TE Intel Core i5-10500TE
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
396

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
3855
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3837
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
3751
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
3735
Intel Core i7-8700K Intel Core i7-8700K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
3689
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
3678
Intel Core i7-9700K Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
3656

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.
Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
Apple M3 Ultra (60 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
21300
Sony Playstation 5 Pro Sony Playstation 5 Pro
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5 Pro) @ 2.35 GHz
16700
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) @ 1.83 GHz
12150
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz
10300
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.30 GHz
4559
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.90 GHz
4513
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.90 GHz
4513

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
16325
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AMD Ryzen 5 4500
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
16220
Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
16165
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
16095
Intel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Silver 4214
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
16079
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz
15983
Intel Core i7-11700T Intel Core i7-11700T
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
15982

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