How Much Would It Cost To Build A PC As Powerful As The PS5? (2023 Edition) 

You lost me at 4060ti, the FP32 performance of a 4060ti is 114% greater than the PS5's GPU. The 5700xt on the other hand only has a 5% difference in comparison to the PS5 and would be a better match since the 4060ti way outperforms the PS5 GPU.

Plus, keep in mind that these are US component prices. The US market is significantly cheaper when it comes to electronics to almost everywhere else in the world.

I don't come to these videos for the content. I come for the comments, because those are real people that ACTUALLY know what they're talking about lol. Two of my best gaming PCs were built off of commenters over the years.

One thing to keep in mind is that a lot of games aren't optimized for PC, so you'll need better specs to get the same performance. Hopefully with Steam pushing the Steamdeck game companies will start investing in PC optimization.

The 4060ti might be underpowered as a gpu but it's a bit overkill compared to ps5's gpu

770$ is probably the cost of a single component from this video in my country

I used to be a PC gamer exclusively way back when, but somewhere along the way, I started using consoles more and now use them exclusively. Will they ever match a custom-built PC in performance and power? No, but I'm ok with that. As mentioned in this comment section several times, the primary reason I like consoles is that the games I play are designed to play on them. When I was building gaming PCs, I was always concerned with my hardware being good enough to play games. That and upgrading became really expensive.

B450 chipset doesn’t support PCI-e 4.0, only 3.0. You’ve utterly gimped the drive to about half its speed and is bottlenecking the 8 lane PCI-E 4060.

started with PC when I was a teen, and I was a meticulous one. As an adult with responsibilities, I prefer consoles now for optimization, price, early releases, exclusives, and time. I remember going home from work and I would troubleshoot things like RDR2 because it kept crashing every 10 minutes or Death Stranding and its anti-aliasing issues, which I fixed, but with trial and error, searching for solutions, fiddling both in game and NVIDIA settings, searching solutions on Reddit or RU-vid. I'm through all that stress, and I'm enjoying my time with the PS5. Also allotting some money to different hobbies and time with the family. best decision I ever made.

I will be honest with you. i lost you on the gpu . The cheapest 4060 on the market 399usd is almost as expensive as the ps5. You can get a new ps5 for 408usd .

comparing a driveless build to a ps5 with BR drive thats not a balance comparison

Because of the mass market adaptation of consoles and franchises that are exclusive to a given console (at least initially), many games are optimized to extract maximum performance from the respective console. This is similar in concept to an Apple computer having inferior components to a PC on paper but yet out-performing that PC in reality : there is a very tight coupling between software and hardware that much like Apple, consoles also enjoy. This basically means it is very hard to compare "apples to apples" between PC and a given console just like it is hard to compare an Apple computer with a PC if you only look at the specs. Best way to compare I'd argue is to look at performance comparisons : analyze the resolution, frame rates, and approximate the graphical settings of games available on both PC and a given console and then figure out what it takes in terms of a PC that can achieve similar performance to the console with that given game.

Is that motherboard going to fit into the mATX case? Let's see you build this rig an benchmark it. You could have saved some money by going with a PCIe 3 SSD.

You could just use a Ryzen 7 3700X for the CPU. Honestly, even a 10th gen from intel would be comparable to the PS5 like the 10600K. Honestly, PC gaming is fun and all but it's costly.

$770 and you can't play on it because you didn't include a controller. Which is fascinating, by the way, that the architecture itself, CPU and GPU, get cheaper every year, the price of a controller stays the same in general.

i would have liked to see fps comparisons from the ps5 and comparative pc

remember, it might be a little bit more expensive to build a gaming pc, but you are building a pc, so it's a multipurpose device, plus you get access to steam, epic store and gog which means, there is a huge library of games you could play and a lot of them are dirt cheap if you buy it with the right time... you also get access to xbox games if you wanted too and you can also emulate any game you want... you cant play pokemon games on PS5, but you can on PC.

Seems like most people who would be interested in doing this are probably pc owners already and would simply need to upgrade a few components. I've been using the same pc case for years and have upgraded it several times and usually my psu lasts through several upgrades. I think you also have to consider value of a PC vs a PS5 too, I can do a lot more with my PC than I can with my PS5 and I have all kinds of electronic devices that require a PC.

This video reminds me on the The Verge how to build a gaming pc video, in terms of the choices that they made for the components. Crazy enough that the comparision to the ps5 is lame for the fact that it comes ready to go out of the box with a controller and a BD drive and they were no where near the price point of a ps5.

how do you plan to fit that ATX board on a MATX case? you also wasted that PCIE Gen 4.0 nvme on that mobo which doesn't support Gen 4

Personally I think he should have went with an actual RDNA series gpu because most ps5 games don't use ray tracing or take such a hit in performance that it'd be a comparable card possibly shave off that extra $70 and have longevity (like an actual game console) due to the higher RAM in AMD cards. But this is just being nitpicky because bro took the time to make a whole video.

It's GPU is technically most similar to a RX 6700 but it can't clock as high as MHZ because of overheating issues so is probably closer to a 5700 XT, which in turn boost clocks to nearly as high.

I was waiting to see you build it and find out the ATX motherboard wasn't going to fit into the Micro ATX case.

one thing is 4060 is way more powerful and has frame generation which make it overkill and to forget the fact that you can have gamepass or buy games at lower price in a steam sale rather paying more to sony in a locked environment. extra 250$ is manageable because you dont need to pay sony to play online multiplayer and hence it covers the cost over there

Worst thing for me about pc gaming has been the updates and the having trouble shoot all the time with random issues for someone like me that gets out of work and just want to play a few games I ended up on my ps5 of Xbox series x and barely use my gaming pc. I have also found in fps games you run into so many cheaters.

This build isnt the PS5. The PS5 is more of Ryzen 3700X + RX 6700 but instead of 12 GB of VRAM, pretend it's 16GB since consoles have unified memory while PCs have video memory and system memory separate.

I thought I read that the PS5 gpu is most similar to the specs of a 10gb RX 6700. I have one paired with a 5600 cpu and I think that would be a closer match.

That 7000mbs speed of the ssd is irrelevant to your build. Your motherboard only allows up to 3500mbs speed I think. If you want to maximize 7kmbs, you should have gone with an x570 motherboard.

Might as well get an NVME samsung 970 if you dont have pcie4.0. 6650 xt also way cheaper than that 4060

Since this PC has no Blu-ray drive, it should be compared to the $400 PS5.

It’s worth mentioning that technically your games are stored digitally on PC. So perhaps a better comparison would be to the digital version.

The comments are hilarious. PC gamers acting like snobs and forgetting why we play games in the first place. Fighting over which cards to use, who is superior, how consoles have no value and at the same time complain about bad ports, graphic cards and parts issues, my card is better, my case is better, my power supply is better 😂😂 its like watching children fight over a toy at walmart.

cool video, and well done. I also think that going the pc route has advantages in the longer term. The ability to continually upgrade a pc alllows you to get maximum use/value out of your components not to mention residual value of functional replaced components. I think console is the "easy way to go" and understand the thinking but I think that the price/performance on pc's and pc components has been improving for years and it doesn't look that will change in the foreseeable future.

Nice video, however... with the budget of under $600 I believe we can build much better Gaming PC than that $700 up in your video

Im probably just dumb but were there any fans for the tower included in this? If not how many and where from should i be looking.

Surprising revelation on the price from a few years ago? GPU price gauging was insane a few years ago

P.O.V you watch this video right after LTT's video about how they are testing PSU's, meaning the Thermal take is 80 plus White certified (not really a good thing). I would splurge a little on the PSU and go for something at least 80 plus Broze certified (more trustworthy rating)

This PC runs 4K @120? I built a 13th gen ddr5 3090 premium build and I settled on a 1440 target. That was wayyyy more than $750.

There's a lot of people talking about the specced hardware and compatibility... But I also think it's worth highlighting no peripherals, OS, etc etc. This is just like for like hardware and the sum is always greater then the parts. Add to that peripherals.. Either a cheap keyboard and mouse and a controller for gaming.. or just a keyboard and mouse which you would want a gaming one. If you're going to use it with your TV then makes the use of it as a PC for other tasks more awkward. If going to use it as at a desk then a monitor as well. And with all this frame rate talk you need a good monitor, plus speakers or one with them built in. Also an OS, which really is going to be windows; you can use a Linux for free but then have the negatives associated for general use. On top of that, it would be a very blah looking pc. To have a stylish setup to match ps5 aesthetics you're paying out for better case, matching cables etc. But! More than all that, anyone here built their own pc knows that when you've "decided" on what you want... You end up scrolling that little bit further down the 'sort price ascending' list and "ooh, for just another $40" I can get the next model up... And so on and so on. Based on your core items there; you would be talking easy over a grand to do a proper match up.

The Kraken I/O co-processor is so hard to emulate, that's the main headache when porting PS5 titles to PC.

The funny thing is I have most of the similar components in my computer except for the graphics card.

So the series x is the last Xbox I’ll ever buy. Gonna get a pc next. Any suggestions? 4k 60 is what I’m shooting for.

Did anyone else notice that you went with an ATX motherboard, but a Micro-ATX case? That motherboard won't fit in that case......

You need to add , blu ray disc for pc , a monitor , a desk , mouse pad , keyboard mouse and i room with window near the desk and a gaming chair

I don't think That motherboard supports PCIe 4.0 drives. You're losing performance by not taking full advantage of the full read and write speeds in that interface. You'd need a b550 mobo.

I'd say 6600xt or 5700xt would be better match - same technology - and cheaper

interesting, i would like a number of alternatives, with pricing and performance comparison.

I have.a question as my bro and i were discussing this.. does the usb on ps5 support mouse and jeyboard? .. thoughts are wireless as a possibility for living room lc/ps5

58$ less than it would cost to build a PC that equals a series X. This has been done to death.

Gpu inside the ps5 is more inline with rx 5700xt/rx 6700. And the cpu with its 1/4 memory chache vs desktop variant means it performs more like a ryzen 7 1700.

"As powerful as the PS5" goes on to pick significantly better hardware than that in the PS5.

choosing b450 motherboard will bottleneck the performance of rtx 4060, because the latter utilize pcie 4.0 16x while the motherboard capped at pcie 3.0 16x. though i don't know how much performance would drop.

You forgot the ease of jumping straight into a game on PS5, no error messages to deal with, no manually changing configuration files, no replacing dlls, comes with controller, cheaper games in general (when on sale compared to steam), less frequent and more stable OS updates(compared to windows),

Got a 3060 ti and a 5800x and it blows my mind everyday after almost 2 years now , love this pc

Did you know that you can hold the video to gey it in 2x speed

“On the new AM4 architecture” New as in from 2016?

With components getting back to somewhat reasonable prices, as long as you already have a monitor and basic accessories I'm betting you can get pretty close at that price point.

Well, building your own PC is the best thing you can do. If you pay for a pre built, you are paying a 15-20% markup to whoever actually built it Also, games that are made for PS5 are made exactly for PS5 and you dont have adjust many settings to make it run optimally Also, while your more expensive computer parts become outdated over time, new consoles will always relatively cheap Also many games are made for consoles anyway and end up not running well on PC ie Elden Ring, Jedi Survivor, The Last of Us

Where is the windows? Where is the controller or the mouse and keyboard? The cables? The blue ray player?

does that b450 support pcie 4.0? I think most b450 boards only support 3.0.The performance difference isn't much to be concerned over though.

I'll agree, strictly as a gaming build, the PS5 is a better deal, but PS5 is just for gaming. Yes, it can do other things, but it's very limited. A PC is more than just gaming. It can do other things the PS5 can't or probably, more accurate, won't.

now do a “can a PS5 be as powerful as a PC?” video 😂😂

broooo the motherboad dosent even support pcie gen 4 ssd so how are you gonna put the samsung 980 pro in it. also the case supports only m atx mobo so how can you fit an atx mobo in it

Is this being patient and building it over a year. to get all the website deals?

For me the issue isn’t as much cost as it is convenience. Knowing the game I buy will work on my hardware at optimal settings (that I don’t have to play with) has always been my reason for not PC gaming. Because every PC is different, this just can’t happen on computers.

The only thing you need to know is that games are optimized for consoles and will work fine. On the other hand, if you have low end PC every game could be a hit or miss on performance.

You need to add labour and shipping of various parts to your pricing!

Now lets see the pc and monitor turn on itself with a single button press from a wireless controller 3 meters away, and get in game by 10 seconds

Before we get into this video, I just want to say that I'm curious to see if you're going to take into account the design and optimization that has gone into the PS5 that gains up to an extra 20% to 23%more performance out of the hardware compared to an equivalent PC.

Not mention best games are exclusive at least 2-3 years.

Was the cost of the OS included as well? Windows doesn't ship for free.

My Ryzen 3600 and MSI 2060 build from 2019 still keep up with my Series X.

Having to pay to play with people is the deal breaker for me I'll build a PC over getting a PS5 or Xbox any day

Wtf was even the point in this video? You didn't even build anything, the price much higher than a PS5, you forgot to include the keyboard and windows and there was no picture of the build at the end.

Ryzen 5600x comes with the same cooler and can be got for the same price now. That Motherboard does not support the speeds you claim as it only a PCIe Gen3 M.2 not Gen 4. You could have got the Gigabyte B550m which has PCIe Gen4 M.2 for a lower price

Beginning of the video: PC makes more sense from financial perspective. End of video: PC costs almost 50% more than PS5.

PC master race 😎👍

My current rig: i7 13700f rtx 3060 12gb asus z790 H gaming 32gb 5200 DDR5 Crucial SSD 500gb (system W11) 2 1tb nvme 820 sticks MSI A750f psu MSI gungnir 100d case Asus 4k 28" monitor Includes [Win11, Office '21, antivirus, kb, mouse, speakers, headset] Total: roughly $2,200 (2,221 usd)

You can't really compare the two. Yeah they both play games, but one of them is infinitely more useful than just playing games and that comes at a cost

Just so you know the 5600x does come with a wraith stealth cooler as well

Your specs are way way out. The ps5's gpu is closer to a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, no where near the RTX 4060ti you stated. An RTX 2070 comes in at around $150-300.

I think we're forgetting a decent mouse and keyboard in order to play those games well... at least in the general point of view, which could add the cost around $80-200 depends on their personal preferences.

5600x3d and Radeon GPU would be my choice. However, the console will always beat performance/dollar metric. To match the PS5 at 4K, the GPU would cost more than a new console LOL.

What level is PS5 hw? It corresponds exactly to this HW: Processor: Ryzen 7 3700x Graphics: RX 5700X Ram. : 16 GB GDDR6 SSD ? ULTRA SPEED SSD Performance is not limited to the operating system, antivirus, and other bloatware

My man said match the ps5 then gets a 4060 ti 🤦🏻‍♂️ doesn’t matter how bad the game it optimised that way way overkill , a 2070 would be more like it .

For a gpu you can get a better one at a lesser price like the rx 6700xt

Bro 1000$ dollars can hold our entire family for like 3 months 😅

Am I dumb or are the PS5's CPU specs exaclty the same as Ryzen 7 3700's? And if so, why didn't you use it?

Gotta love how the subscription fee to play online is completely ignored in the price comparison.

That’s the thing, when developing for a single piece of hardware that doesn’t change, you really don’t need to have a shit ton of power in a system. Also, developers have pointed out how good it feels to develop games for it, thanks to the resources Sony provides.

At 3 minutes I can tell in the crossolatform comparison, this dude knows some fair equivalents.

Can you please list the games you showed here? They all looked great and i did not recognize them Cheers

Got a second hand gaming setup of total 420 usd during 2019.. still the latest games run well,providing me an avg of 60fps on big titles..

The problem people seem to forget about the PS5 SSD is that they use it for extra RAM. That's why PC ports of their games requirements are stupid crazy.

If I'm gaming online or making YT videos, going live, etc...would the ps5 disc version be the better option right now? I have monitors, mic, cameras, keyboard, and mouse.

I have been a gamer for 15 years, never owned a console, my current gaming PC I bought 3 years ago and it did cost me $5k, still strong, but I'm thinking about switching to PS5, firstly if I buy a second hand PS5 it would cost me $400 secondly PC power consumption is very high, thirdly yes it is easy to upgrade the hardware of the PC but if you want to upgrade anything like a decent RAM or GPU it would cost the price of a new console.

The thing is almost everyone wants the latest, running at maximum settings. I am minimalistic and efficient, 1080p 60fps is more than enough.

one day I will invest in a gaming PC. but my friends that do game on PC are always irritated about the game things. Poor Ports, broken ports, visual caps even if the settings are on max, Online issues for competitive fighting games. games ruined due to online hacks. many more. I know there are so many other benefits but I prefer my Office PC for everything else. and have my console for gaming.

Oh i was hoping for a side by side comparison

Games always crashing on pc and you end up spending more time playing around with the game settings than you do playing the game…