PlayStation 5 Vs Xbox Series X: We Explain Which One To Choose

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Real Madrid or Barcelona, tortillas with onions or without onions, beaches or mountains… Xbox and Playstation. he The world of video game consoles It creates one of the biggest controversies in everyday life, with gaming fans who hang up Microsoft or Sony’s scarf and defend it fiercely. With the arrival of the new generation, from 2020, it will be known for sure which is better: Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5.

	PlayStation 5	Xbox Series X
CPU	8 x núcleos Zen 2 and 3,5 GHz	8 x núcleos Zen 2 and 3,8 GHz
gpu	10,28 TFLPS 36 CUs a 2,23 GHz	12 TFLPS 52 CUs is a 1,825 GHz
Architecture	Custom AMD RDNA 2	Custom AMD RDNA 2
Memory / Interface	16 GB GDDR6 / 256-bit	16 GB GDDR6 / 320-bit
memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	10GB @ 560GB/s 6GB @ 336GB/s
Internal storage system	825GB custom SSD	1TB custom NVMe SSD
Transfer Rate	5.5 GB/s (raw data) 8-9 GB/s (compressed data)	2.4 GB/s (raw data) 4.8 GB/s (compressed data)
external storage	NVMe SSD card	NVMe SSD card
Optical unit	Blu-ray 4K UHD	Blu-ray 4K UHD

Console Sony Playstation 5 Edition Digital

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Console Xbox Series X 1TB Negro

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Contents

Comparison of both consoles by category

Design

This is a completely subjective category, because design issues, beyond its size or cooling capacity, do not contribute much when deciding on one or the other. Both consoles are a commitment fixed formatAs well as with both digital editions and disc reader editions.

performance

This is, without a doubt, one of the most talked about issues and faces fans of one console and the other. As far as raw power is concerned, Both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are similar. Both consoles have an eight-core Gen 2 CPU, though the Xbox’s is slightly faster. If we stick with teraflops and CUs (computing units) of GPUs, Microsoft consoles are able to perform more operations per second and are slightly more powerful, so Xbox Series X has 12 TFLOPS and PS5 10 .28 TFLOPS. It’s a difference, but it’s not overly significant.

In short, both consoles promise that we will be able to Play in 4K at 60 frames per second and reach 120 FPS. At the end of the day, this is something that will depend on each game and each studio. But if we have to highlight either of the two and stick strictly to the technical specs, the Xbox aims to be a bit more powerful in graphical terms.

storage

Although it may not seem like it, much of the difference between the two consoles lies in storage. Xbox Series PCIe 4.0 standard for excellent performance.

In practice, where it matters, we find much higher transfer speeds. In particular, the PS5 is able to achieve a transfer 5.5 GB/s raw data and 8 to 9 GB/s compressed dataTwice as much as the Xbox series

Refrigeration

Another important aspect, especially when we push the console with demanding games and high temperatures. This was a point of improvement from the previous generation, with higher sound levels when the fan was working at maximum power.

Currently, the Xbox Series X console has one Monolithic design system, where air enters from the bottom and exits from the top by passing through the hardware. It has a single fan, but it is very quiet, integrating an APU cooled by an aluminum and copper heatsink that gives good thermal performance.

The PS5, for its part, has one Large aluminum and copper heatsinks that are divided into sections, with a fan that directs air through some ventilation grills and out through others. Liquid metal thermal paste is also used, so here PlayStation consoles won slightly.

Compatible with previous versions

Without hesitation, the Xbox Series X wins almost all games in this category. Sean D. Xbox, Xbox 360 or Xbox One, will run on next-gen consoles. Not only that, in some titles it gives the option to apply a texture pack which allows those older versions to run here Higher image quality or higher frames per second.

On Sony consoles, things work differently. Despite the PlayStation Plus service, As such there is no backward compatibility, because it doesn’t allow inserting discs from older consoles. However, digitally, the catalog of retro titles is growing.

order

Another quite subjective point, because it depends on the taste and style of each player. Xbox series A d-pad with improved latency and improved textures. An important note is that the Xbox One controller is compatible with next-gen consoles.

On the PlayStation 5, its DualSense has undergone several changes compared to the PS4. In addition to the more rounded and ergonomic design, Integrate a Haptic vibration motor, as well as pressure-sensitive triggers. It maintains the touch panel, has a microphone and is slightly larger in size than its predecessor.