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This Wednesday (7), Sony released a video showing a Playstation 5 being disassembled, showing the various parts that make up his next-gen video game.
The teardown revealed some curious details of the console’s design, including its significant size, detachable panels, the various forms of heat dissipation and cooling, and its motherboard.
Take a look at what’s inside the PS5 below:
Size
Although its dimensions have been revealed before, the video gives an idea of the size of the PS5 when using Yasushito ootori, executive responsible for disassembling the console, for reference.
Vertically, the PS5 is 104mm wide, 390mm high, and 260mm deep, being larger than the Playstation 4. Ootori says this is offset not only by the processing power of the console, but also by noise reduction.
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Front USB ports
In front of you, the PS5 has two USB ports: one with USB Type-C port and one with Hi-Speed USB Type-A (2.0).
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Rear USB and LAN ports
At the rear, the PlayStation 5 has two more USB ports, this time Type-A compatible with SuperSpeed (3.0), with much faster data transfer than USB 2.0.
Also, you can see a LAN port to connect to the Internet using an ethernet cable instead of Wi-Fi.
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HDMI and source
Lastly, the rear also has an HDMI output to connect to the TV or monitor, and an input for the console’s power cord.
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Ventilation inlets
Both sides of the front of the PlayStation 5 have lateral lines, which serve as vents for the console, helping to distribute air.
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Exhaust port
The exhaust port, in turn, is located at the rear, to help dissipate the hot air generated by the machine.
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Vertical base
In an upright position, the PlayStation 5 should have a screwed base to keep the console balanced and secure on the surface it sits on.
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Holding the screw
The base also has a dedicated place to store the screw, which can be inserted into it with just one turn
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Marking for horizontal base
The stand is also necessary to place the PS5 horizontally, but Sony has created a special marker to know exactly where to place it.
In addition to the symbols on the PlayStation buttons, this marker also has grooves to indicate where to place the grooves on the base.
Removable front plates
Both of the faceplates on the PlayStation 5 can be easily removed, requiring just a little pressure to remove, as Ootori demonstrates above.
To remove the panels, according to the executive, just lift the rear corner to highlight them.
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Fan installed
By detaching the faceplates, you can see the cooling fan air vents on the PlayStation 5, which Ootori says is “Able to extract enough air from both sides”.
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Dust filters
The PS5 also has two different dust filters, which are stored in these different holes for easy vacuuming and cleaning.
It is important to note that at the end of the video, Sony says that these inputs do not prevent the console from getting dusty over time.
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M.2 storage
To expand the storage of the PS5 beyond what is on its original SSD, Sony has created a space in the console where users can install their own solid disk in the M.2 storage version, with support for PCIe 4.0.
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Independent fan
The large PlayStation 5 fan, seen here highlighted from the console, is 120mm in diameter and 45mm thick, to cool both sides of the deck.
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Ultra HD Blu-ray Drive
The PlayStation 5 Ultra HD Blu-ray drive is covered with a special metal frame and two insulating layers, promising reduced vibration and noise as the disc spins.
Logically, this unit is not in the fully digital version of the PS5, which is not capable of playing discs.
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Motherboard and CPU
The image shows the motherboard of the console, as well as its processor, a AMD Ryzen “Zen 2” customized with 8 cores, 16 threads and capable of up to 3.5 GHz.
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GPU
The console graphics card, in turn, is a special AMD Radeon that appears next to the processor and has a frequency of 2.23 GHz and a capacity of 10.3 Teraflops.
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RAM
The PS5’s memory is on the opposite side of the motherboard, surrounding the back of the machine’s processor.
The console features 16GB of DDR6 RAM, which promises a maximum bandwidth of 448GB per second.
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SSD
The PS5 SSD is integrated with the platform motherboard, with a total amount of storage of 825 GB.
Ootori that the special SSD controller is capable of delivering read speeds of up to 5.5GB per second, significantly reducing game load times.
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Liquid metal cooling
According to Ootori, the high frequency of the integrated circuits of the PlayStation 5 leads the console to a very strong thermal density in the silicon diode, prompting Sony to adopt a liquid metal cooling system for the thermal conductor.
The liquid metal is used to ensure longer, more stable cooling for the new console, and Ootori says the upgrade process took about two years to produce.
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Heat dissipator
The PlayStation 5’s heatsink is significantly larger in size than its counterparts on the PS4 and PS3, reinforcing Sony’s focus on keeping its new platform cool.
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Power source
Finally, Ootori shows the PlayStation 5 power supply, which has 350 W.
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