Austin Evans, a tech-based YouTuber, has provided a teardown of the new PS5 CFI-1200 model, revealing that the console boasts “surprisingly different” innards compared to previous models of Sony’s flagship console. The console went on sale in Australia in late August.
Evans has a lot of history when it comes to this sort of thing, as he previously provided a breakdown of the CFI-110 model last year, where he stirred controversial for claiming its smaller heatsink could result in a “worse” iteration of the platform. This was debunked by Digital Foundry in their own breakdown.
With PS5 CFI-1200, Evans found that the motherboard is completely different to previous versions. Furthermore, the heatsink is smaller than the one found in the CFI-1100 model, and features a heat pipe that runs through the other side of the console. Evans also observed that the SSD enclosure boasts an improved shield.
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The combined weight reduction afforded by the motherboard and heatsink is about 0.2kg, while power consumption is even more efficient than before. Astro’s Playroom was tested on three models, with the CFI-1200 recording 201 watts compared to 218 watts in the launch model and 229 watts in the CFI-1100.
However, Evans did note some shortcomings, saying that “they have moved around basically every component, including the CMOS battery which is now completely hidden by the heatsink. Before you could fairly easily replace it if you needed to, but now you need to completely disassemble your PS5, which is certainly a downside.”
In related news, the latest PS5 system update is out now and comes with 1440p support and a bunch new social features.