Recently, several reports have been published about the Xbox Series X. These also discuss the heat generation in the new console. While one journalist claims that the new Xbox can heat a room, another measured it precisely with a thermometer.
What is happening with the Xbox? In recent days, several reports about the Xbox Series X have been released. Some raved about the special “console feeling” and the German reviews were particularly impressed by the low noise level.
However, there are also critical voices. For instance, French journalist Ken Bogard claimed in a livestream that the console “works like a fireplace and can heat the room” (via VGC). However, the recording has since been deleted.
In fact, the design of the console has been deliberately chosen to allow the heat to flow upwards with large fans.
Jeff Grubb, a writer at VentureBeat, took a close look at the Xbox Series X and measured it with a thermometer. He comes to a significantly different conclusion.
Xbox Series X cooler than its predecessor and PS4
What does Jeff Grubb say? In his test, he reports that the Xbox Series X remains cool, despite the fireplace principle.
To test this, he first felt with his hand where the highest temperature exits the console and stuck a thermometer there, maintaining a room temperature of 23.6 degrees. He also used the exact same game for each platform: Hitman 2. He played each one for 10 minutes on the same level.
You can see the results of the tests with Xbox Series X, Xbox One X, PS4, and a PC with RTX 3080 and Ryzen 9 3900XT in this table. For the maximum temperatures, Grubb tried various things, such as quickly opening multiple menus.
I tested this with a thermocouple thermometer. I felt for the hottest vent on each console, and then stuck the sensor in a half inch. I turned on the meter when the game loaded and then played for 10 minutes. Results: pic.twitter.com/cozhVJbMXg
— Jeff Grubb (@JeffGrubb) October 15, 2020
What does the test show? The air that flowed from the Xbox Series X during Hitman 2 was only 50.4 degrees warm at maximum and was at the level that the Xbox One X had already at its lowest value. The PS4 even emitted significantly warmer air. Only the PC performed better than the next-gen console.
Grubb himself admits that the test provides no insight into the temperatures of the CPU or other internal components of the Xbox Series X. However, it is noticeable that the expelled air is significantly cooler than that of the old generation of consoles. The journalist does not see a temperature problem.
In addition to the temperature, Quick Resume, a special feature of the Xbox Series X, has also been discussed in recent days. We at MeinMMO have already introduced you to Quick Resume in more detail.
