Sony’s latest consoles have many settings and ways to customize their performance and make it better -or worse! Today, we’re looking at how to make the PS5 faster.

We mean the console’s general performance—better FPS, faster download and copying speeds, instant loading times, and similar. 

In other words, it’s about getting the most out of your console. After all, it’s getting pricier at the moment, and you should be able to keep it for years in perfect working conditions. 

There’re various reasons why your console could be working slower than usual. All of these causes have a solution:

None of these causes will damage your PS5, but some specific steps can take the most out of it. 

We’re going through 7 easy solutions. You can try them all and see how the console behaves after you finish. We bet it will be much better.

The first step is rebuilding the PS5’s database and clearing the cache. Both options come together via the Safe Mode menu.

The process can take a while, as it’s about cleaning and reorganizing the storage drive while deleting temporary files. The end result is better performance across the board:

The process may take hours. Afterward, try continuing your downloads again and see if the process did the wonders it promises. 

Cleaning the PS5 is also a good way to keep the console in shape. It’s a  regular maintenance process we recommend doing every three months or so.

In this tutorial, we’re going as far as the fan, but you can go as far as you think your console needs it. That said, here’re the tools you will use:

We have a full guide on how to clean the PS5, so we’re sharing a quicker version here:

Performance Mode allows the PS5 to deliver 120FPS on 1080p. Resolution Mode is another option, which offers better graphics and sometimes ray-tracing at 60fps or 30FPS.

If you want your console to feel faster, perhaps you need to enable Performance Mode. Bear in mind you need a 120Hz TV and above to make it work.

Additionally, you’d have to enable a 120Hz refresh rate like so:

You can install and play games on extended storage. However, you can’t play PS5 games on the extended storage, and PS4 games may run slower. 

We recommend moving the games you want to make faster to the internal storage. It will also help these games update faster and play better online. 

That’s because the PS5 has an automatic feature, Game Boost, to improve the speed of backward-compatible games running on the SSD drive. 

It’s also a good idea to keep your console up to date. So, we’re checking for updates manually and enabling automatic updates.

A public DNS is a free and global DNS service you can use as an alternative to your internet service provider.

These public addresses come from companies like Google or Cloudflare to improve global internet connections.

Here’re some addresses you can use:

So, here’s how you can change the DNS settings:

Another tip to improve your internet connection is using a LAN cable instead of Wi-Fi, if possible.

Lastly, you can improve update time by making your console update games automatically and while on its standby mode.

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