New PS5: test and teardown of the new variant – lighter, more efficient, more compact
A first video shows a teardown and first tests with the new version of the Playstation 5. According to this, it is not only lighter, but also more efficient and more compact in terms of internal structure. The mainboard in particular is much shorter than in the previous revision.
It has already been observed over the service life of previous generations of consoles that increasingly lighter and more efficient versions are appearing. Sony’s Playstation 5 is no exception here either: last year, new models appeared with the variants CFI-1100A and CFI-1100B, which were significantly lighter than the original version. In August, the newer variants CFI-1202A and CFI-1202B, which are said to be even lighter, appeared in Australia.
Significant changes
The differences between the new variants of the Playstation 5 were recently revealed by the YouTube channel Austin Evans examined. There, the three Playstation 5 revisions without a drive (model variant A) were compared. While there are no external differences between the models, the weight has dropped from 3.82 kg in the first version to 3.55 kg and now, with the latest version, to just 3.3 kg.
At the same time, there are also differences in consumption: In a short test in Astro’s Playroom, the original variant consumed 218 watts, followed by 229 watts for the CFI-1100 version and 201 watts for the latest version, the CFI-1200. Compared to previous models, this would result in slight improvements in efficiency. According to the video, however, the volume has remained about the same.
There are major changes to the inner workings. According to the teardown shown in the video, the mainboard of the new PS5 version is significantly shorter than that of the previous variants. There are also some adjustments to the cooler design. For example, there is now more metal in the M.2 SSD area, which may improve storage temperatures.
The PCB of the new PS5 (middle!) is significantly shorter than that of the previous versions.
Source: Austin Evans
The cooler design of the Revision 1200 has only been slightly adjusted compared to the Revision 1100.
Source: Austin Evans
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However, it is unclear why the new variant of the Playstation 5 works more efficiently. Unfortunately, the bare mainboard is not shown in the video, so that possible changes such as the voltage converters or a new revision of the SoC are not visible. However, the difference in consumption would be quite small for a shrink of the SoC, so the improvement in efficiency is probably due to an adjustment of the surrounding components.
Source: via The Verge
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