Sony has just launched a new model of PS5. Lighter, it has been criticized for being also more prone to overheating, due to the installation of a less imposing heat sink. In any case, this is what Youtubeur Austin Evans said. However, the specialists of Igor’s Lab did not come to the same conclusions at all after having disassembled the console.
As you may know, Sony recently released a new version of the PS5 Digital Edition and the PS5 Classic. Responding to serial numbers CFI-1100B and CFI-1102A, these new machines are first of all lighter than the first models, with 300 grams less on the scale.
In addition, they carry a new screw for facilitate fixing of the base and then affix the console vertically. After the officialization of the existence of its two variants, the specialized YouTuber Austin Evans proceeded to a dismantling of the console, just to discover what they had of different with the first PS5. If they are indeed lighter, the videographer assured that they overheated more, the fault of installing a smaller heat sink.
No, the new PS5 isn’t that bad
However, the specialists of the Igor’s Lab site preferred to carry out their own technical tests rather than rely on the expertise of Austin Evans. And as they reveal in a long article on the official website, the results obtained are far, very far from being identical. First, the Igor’s Lab teams come back to details overlooked by Austin Evans.
After taking the beast apart, they claim that Sony has significantly optimized the circuit board and parts of the power supply. They also state that the new fan works just as well as that of the first models, displaying only a slightly higher sound level of 1 dBa.
What about heat management then? Based on tests conducted, the new heat sink maintains AMD’s APU processor with a difference of 10 degrees less than that of the original models ! Thus, the APU is to be maintained at 40 degrees on the new variant, against 51.15 degrees on the old version. Only the cooling of the NAND deteriorated a little with 7 degrees higher. Not enough to cause concern as the specialists specify, and especially not enough to erase the clear improvements on the cooling of the APU.
As for energy consumption, the new version is less greedy on the home screen in HD and UHD with respectively 49.021W and 53.315W against 54.507W and 57.888W. In play, the energy consumption remains more or less the same. Unlike Austin Evans, Igor’s Lab specialists take their hat off to Sony engineers, who have obviously done an excellent job on this new version.
Source: Igor’s Lab