Complete Xbox 360 Model Guide
Published by rss on 2010-06-16
Introduction
The following charts explain the difference between each Xbox 360 model in great detail. Several revisions have been made to the hardware, including motherboard, CPU, and GPU sizes. This significantly impacts noise level, power consumption, and reliability. We’ll include a separate chart showing the different hardware revisions.
The new Xbox 360 console consumes 10% less power than existing Jasper Xbox 360. According to official statistics released by Microsoft, the new Xbox 360 only requires 135W of power while gaming, as opposed to the 150W the existing Jasper Xbox 360 requires. According to Microsoft, the power consumption drops to just 1W when putting the new Slim 360 into standby, a whopping 50% reduction off the 2W the Jasper uses.
Xbox 360 Model Revisions
| Core | Pro/Premium 20GB | Elite | Arcade | Premium 60GB | "Slim" |
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| Release Date | 11/ 2005 | 11/ 2005 | 05/2007 | 10/2007 | 08/2008 | 06/2010 | | Discontinued | 10/2007 | 07/2007 | 06/2010 | 06/2010 | 08/2009 | | | Launch Price | $299 | $399 | $479 | $279 | $349 | $299 | | Final Price | $279 | $299 | $249 | $149 | $299 | $299 | | Colour/Trim (NA Market) | Matte white/Matte white disc drive | Matte white/Chrome disc drive | Matte black/Chrome disc drive | Matte white/Matte white disc drive | Matte white/Chrome disc drive | Gloss black/Gloss black disc drive | | Hardware | | Storage | None | 20 GB HDD | 120 GB HDD
250 GB HDD1 | 256 MB Memory Unit2
256 MB Onboard3
512 MB Onboard4 | 60 GB HDD | 250 GB HDD | | First Motherboard | Xenon | Xenon | Zephr | Falcon | Falcon | Valhalla | | Final Motherboard | Xenon | Falcon | Jasper | Jasper | Jasper | | | Bundled Accessories | | Controller | Wired | Wireless | Wireless
2 Wireless1 | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless (black) | | Headset | None | Wired | Wired | None | Wired | Wired | | Video Cables | Composite | Hybrid | HDMI, Hybrid5
Composite | Composite | Hybrid | Composite | | Ethernet Cable | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | | WiFi | No | 802.11N (2.4 GHz) |
1 250 GB Elite version with 2 controllers are only available as bundles with either Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy XIII, or Splinter Cell: Conviction. Colours and other things may differ from table above.
2 Memory unit was discontinued after 12/2008 and replaced with:
3 256 MB onboard memory, which lasted until 11/2009
4 512 MB onboard was used when the Jasper motherboard was introduced
5 HDMI and Hybrid cables were removed from the Elite bundle in 09/2009
Xbox 360 Hardware Revisions
Here is the hardware chart, so you can sort out the differences between hardware revisions. The best way to tell which one you have is to look at the power supply. If you have an Arcade version, the size of the integrated memory should tell you as well.
| Codename | CPU | GPU | Power Supply | HDMI | Introduced | Manuf. after 06/2010 |
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| Xenon | 90nm | 90nm | 203W | No | 11/2005 | No | | Zephyr | 90nm | 90nm | 203W | Yes | 05/2007 | | Falcon | 65nm | 80nm | 175W | 09/2007 | | Jasper | 65nm | 65nm | 150W | 09/2008 | | Valhalla | 45nm | 45nm | 135W | 06/2010 | Yes |
Related Link: http://www.hardcoreware.net
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