Sony PS3 Slim vs Microsoft Xbox 360 Core

Sony PS3 Slim $300
Microsoft Xbox 360 Core $300
Base Price (MSRP)
$300
Base Price (MSRP)
$300
CPU
Cell Broadband Engine E
CPU
Xenon
GPU
RSX-2
GPU
Xenos
Memory
256MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
120GB
Storage
No Storage
Display
- - -
Display
- - -

FP32

  • 20% slower vs Xbox 360 Core
  • 25% faster vs PS3 Slim
PS3 Slim - 192 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Xbox 360 Core - 240 GFLOPS FP32
x1.25
CPU Image
Cell Broadband Engine E
8 Cores
9 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Xenon
3 Cores
6 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Cell Broadband Engine E vs Xenon Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
RSX-2
24 Shaders
550MHz
256MB GDDR3
20.8GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Xenos
240 Shaders
500MHz
512MB GDDR3
22.4GB/s Bandwidth
192 GFLOPS FP32
0%
240 GFLOPS FP32
0%
RSX-2 vs Xenos Full Specs Comparison
256MB
GDDR3-1300
512MB
GDDR3-1400
120GB
No Storage
170 min 4K Video
4%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
2x Blu-Ray 8.58MB/s
Slot Loading
12x DVD-ROM 16.5MB/s
Tray Loading
1x DualShock 3
1x Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
No Speakers
No Speakers
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.0
No Bluetooth
Infrared
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
Network
-
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
-
Video
1x HDMI 1.4
-
-
External
External
PlayStation
Xbox
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
290 mm (11.4 in)
Width
290 mm (11.4 in)
Depth
65 mm (2.6 in)
Volume
5.47 L
Height
310 mm (12.2 in)
Width
268 mm (10.6 in)
Depth
80 mm (3.1 in)
Volume
6.65 L
Weight
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Weight
3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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