Weak Cooler Design: PlayStation 5 Thermals, Power, & Noise Testing

The Sony PlayStation 5 runs its memory hot, but the SOC thermals seem OK. We'll look at PS5 thermals, power, and noise in this testing. Noise & power are good, though!
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In this benchmark of the PlayStation 5, we're testing thermals, power, and acoustics, and also running a clip of partial tear-down & disassembly of the PS5. We left the liquid metal untouched (and heatsink mounted) for long-term viability and endurance testing, but fortunately, the board layout allowed us to still easily probe memory and VRM / MOSFET thermals since these components are not directly under the primary heatsink. In fact, the memory barely has a heatsink at all, although the VRM is contacted to a heatpipe and smaller heatsink. The PS5's large blower fan seems to spin at a low enough speed to maintain noise targets and avoid the complaints of the previous generation, but we think there's room in Sony's design to improve thermals in both the chassis walls and the fan PWM aggression.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - PlayStation 5 Overview
01:48 - Testing Methodology: Thermals, Power, Noise
03:40 - Wiring Considerations for Thermocouples & Thermistors
09:00 - Stock PlayStation 5 Thermals & Hot Memory
12:12 - One Panel Removed from PS5
13:22 - Both Panels Removed PS5 Temperatures
13:57 - Comparative Thermals at Equilibrium (Steady State)
15:01 - Thermal Camera Flaws & Shortcomings
17:03 - PS5 Tear-Down & Heatsink Evaluation
26:25 - PlayStation 5 Power Consumption & Power Leakage
27:45 - PlayStation 5 Noise & Acoustics
29:05 - Conclusion: Could Be Better

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