With the introduction of a new generation of comfort it happened precisely time they donate better power / price ratio, because with the passing of years new and older hardware is being introduced. As such, it's important to note that both SONY and Microsoft should present their comfort with rather aggressive launch pricesThey may even cause them to lose money by selling their hearts in hopes of returning them later in the game.
In any case, remember for example when the PS4 hit the market at a price of 400 euros; To be at its best we needed a PC with a Radeon HD 7850 at the time that cost 220 euros, and a quad-core AMD processor costing another 130 euros. Already between the two items it was almost 400 euros the console cost, and it was still lacking to add other components.
What we mean by this is that we will be comparing SONY and Microsoft's physical assets shopping and complete rides with the components that consumers will buy in stores at a much cheaper price than the big companies will pay, not a fair comparison. Having said that, let's go there.
PC price for gaming equivalent to PS5 or Xbox Series X
Although the exact components that will incorporate these two components are still unknown, We know where to move, as well as details of the full operation of the theory. Here you have technical data:
| Xbox Series X | Playstation 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Zen 2 8 core and 16 strings | AMD Zen 2 8-core |
| CPU speed | Up to 3.8 GHz (3.66 per SMT) | Up to 3.5 GHz |
| GPU | RDNA 2 with 52 CU | RDNA 2 with 36 CUs |
| GPU Peak Speed | 1,825 GHz | 2.23 GHz |
| Peak Performance FP32 | 12.1 TFLOPs | 10.3 TFLOPs |
| GPU speed stored | 1,825 GHz | 2 GHz (estimated) |
| Applied Function FP32 | 12.1 TFLOPs | 9.2 TFLOPs (limited) |
| SoC size | 360.5 mm² | Not guaranteed |
| Process | 7nm upgraded | 7nm (no more data) |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 with 320 bit bus | 16GB GDDR6 with 256-bit bus |
| Band width | 10GB 560 GB / s / 6GB 336 GB / s | 448 GB / s |
| Storage | 1TB NVMe custom SSD | 825 GB custom SSD |
| Band width | 2.4 GB / s (Colors) / 4.8GB / s (Compressed) | 5.5 GB / s (Rates) |
| Extended Storage | 1TB Expansion Cards | NVMe SSDs |
| External storage | Support for USB 3.2 hard drive | External USB drive support |
| Optical drive | Blu-Ray 4K UHD | Blu-Ray 4K UHD |
| Video connector | HDMI 2.1 with variable refresh rate | HDMI 2.1 with variable refresh rate |
| The sound | Not guaranteed | "Storm" 3D AudioTech |
Given this data, we are facing an AMD Zen 2 APU produced at 7 nm with eight columns and sixteen threads, which is why we can go to the processor AMD Ryzen 7 2700XAlthough it will be better than the consoles, the choice of the 2600X will be less than the number of cables and cables. The price of 2700X is currently around 180 euros.
In this case we will use the Wraith Prism heatsink that comes with the processor, and as a motherboard we would choose the cheapest but in terms of processor, storage and memory, such as Gigabyte B450M DS3H which costs about 70 euros.
The graphics card for the following consoles will be installed on the APU, it will have a RDNA2 secondary structure with hardware enabled for ray tracing, so unfortunately we have to automatically dump the currently dedicated AMD graphics on the market and go to the graph with full power and -Hardware that suited us, which would be the case GeForce RTX 2060, and higher than that drawn by a comforter but, assuming previous models will be much lower.
The price of the RTX 2060 is close to (depending on the model) 350 euros.
Now let's go with RAM. Both consoles will have 16 GB GDDR6 of combined memory, which is not possible on PC, so we chose 16 GB DDR4 at 3200 Mhz which is the same amount and with speed that ensures good compatibility with motherboard and processor. Again we will have more than comfort (they have 16 GB compared to 6 GB of VRAM + 16 GB of RAM for this gaming PC) but we are forced to look for something "similar" under the circumstances.
The cheaper rates of 2 x 8 GB 3,200 MHz for 200 RAM are around 70 euros.
As for storage, it is known that both consoles will have SSD; In the case of the Xbox Series X they confirmed that it is a 1 TB PCIe NVMe custom SSD, while the PS5 will have an 825 GB custom SSD, but although they did not specify that it would be a PCIe NVMe due to its theoretical performance.
Knowing that we chose the platform without PCIe 4.0, we would have one last small performance over comfort, but otherwise we would have to take a much higher and more expensive processor and board to make no big difference in the end. The 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD with an average performance of 2,000 MB / s read and write cheaper than the current price of 195 euros.
As for other components, we can choose the best electricity with enough energy as Corsair VS550 which costs 60 euros, and a box as DeepCool Matrexx 30 (assuming the plate is mATX) that costs 25 euros.
In total, we will be spending 180 euros on the processor, 70 on the mother board, 350 on the graphics card, 70 on the RAM, 195 on the SSD, 60 on the source and 25 on the box, add a total of 950 euros, nearly double what the consoles will eat.
So is the PS5 and Xbox Series X cheaper?
Yes and no In this article we gave you an example of a gaming PC equivalent to the PS5 and Xbox Series X but with a clear difference: the PC would have a better processor and graphics, greater RAM, better cooling system and a better quality source. , but issues would have more integrated memory and better storage.
In addition, logically there will be some less expensive (but also more expensive) principles because we just wanted to take a closer look. So to answer that question, can we say that consoles will be cheaper considering their Hardware? Not at all, and we believe that it would be fair to say that there is a strong price tag.
Getting started these PC gaming prices are VAT and fairness will have to be reduced in comparison, and further manufacturers buy wholesale and good discounts. In any case, we reiterate that the price of comforters will be adjusted. VERY tight, though, but keep in mind that they will have completely customized hardware, which is always a plus as their shipments are just games.
