SKU Models Nonretail

Detailed info on non-retail PS3 Models and their naming, based on the SKU (stock-keeping unit) string/number.

CEB Series

These units were given to developers until the DEH-R10xx series was available, with the exception of the CEB-202x.

They feature either one or two standard ATX PSUs and optional a HDD/Optical Drive for internal use.
There's no support for a Cardreader, Wifi, Bluetooth or PS2 Emulation. All units do have one Gb-LAN port, either two or four USB ports and one or two serial ports.

All models since at least the CEB-203x do use the CXR713F120A Syscon.

Model  PROTO	SKU Release date	Codename	Board	CELL BE 90nm	XDR RAM	South Bridge	Flash	GPU (Nvidia) PCIe x4	VRAM (GDDR3)	Video Ports	Debug Interface	Case	external FW @ Release date	Notes
CEB-1000	~ 2004	Shreck	?	2.4GHz DD1.2	256MB	DX1.0	?	NV45GL "Quadro FX 3400" (Type A, SS)	256bit 256MB	1x DVI-A, 1x HDTV component	IFB (PCI)	Rectangular, ~size of an endtable	?	Dual PSU's; 2/4 USB Ports; 1 RS-232 Port; Manual Update Mechanism (Flash SW)
CEB-1020	~ 2005		?		512MB		?	NV40 "GeForce 6800 Ultra" (Type B, SS)					?	Dual PSU's; 4 USB Ports; 1 RS-232 Port; Manual Update Mechanism (Flash SW)
CEB-2000	Feb, 2005	?Cytology?	?		256MB		?					Bulky, ~4U in height	020.021	2 USB Ports; 1 RS-232 Port; Manual Update Mechanism (Flash SW)
CEB-201x	May, 2005	Cytology	?	2.4GHz DD2.0		DX2.0	8MB NOR for Lv0, Updater, etc. + 256MB NAND for OS (ROS)				CP (like PS2 SBC)		030.014	2 USB Ports; 2 RS-232 Ports (final I/O); Manual Update Mechanism (Flash SW)
CEB-202x	June, 2005		?		?256MB?			NV47 "GeForce 7800 GTX" (Type C0, ?SS?)		?2x DVI-A, 1x HDTV component?	CP (?like PS2 SBC?)		030.017	Manual Update Mechanism (Flash SW); For internal use
CEB-203x	July, 2005		MPU-501		512MB			NV47 "Quadro FX 4500" (Type C, DS)	256bit 512MB	2x DVI-A, 1x HDTV component	CP (CEB Debug I/F)		040.001	Manual Update Mechanism (Flash SW)
CEB-204x	Sep, 2005		?	3.2GHz DD3.0									040.010	Auto Update Mechanism (Lv0 reboot)
CEB-205x	Oct, 2005		?	3.2GHz DD3.1									040.013	Auto Update Mechanism (Lv0 reboot)
CEB-206x	Oct, 2005		?			DX3.0							040.013	Auto Update Mechanism (Lv0 reboot)

Note: The serial ports are used for the South Bridge and Syscon UART.

Pictures: CEB-1000, CEB-1020, CEB-2030, CEB-2040, CEB-2040, CEB-2040, CEB-2050, CEB-2050, CEB-2050, CEB-2050

DEH-R10xx Series

These models are succeeded by the DECR-1000 and do share a similar case, I/O ports and functionality with it.
Like the DECR-1000, these do all use the CXR713F120A Syscon.

Model  DECR	SKU Release date	Codename	Board	CELL BE 90nm	RAM	South Bridge	Flash	GPU 90nm	VRAM	Bluray Drive	CP	FW @ Release date	Notes
DEH-R100x(B)	Dec, 2005	Cytology 2.2	TMU-510	3.2GHz DD3.1	512MB	DX3.1	?512MB NAND?	RSX Prototype (A01)	128bit 256MB	Prototype 300R	TCP-510	060.004	Old Flash Format
DEH-R101x(B) DEH-R102x(B)	Jan/Feb, 2006							RSX Prototype (A02)				081.003	Old Flash Format First units to support the optional, internal PS2 Emulation subsystem.
DEH-R103x(B)	Mar, 2006	Cytology 3.1	TMU-520			DX3.2	512MB NAND	RSX (B01/B02)			TCP-520	083.002	New Flash Format Coaxial Bluetooth Controller supported
DEH-R104x	Apr/June, 2006	Cytology 3.2						RSX (B01/B02/B03)		Final 301R		084.001	First unit with a slot loaded drive, Wifi controller and BD EMU HDD. Hardware is identical to the DECR-1000

Pictures: DEH-R1000, DEH-R1030, DEH-R1030, DEH-R1030, DEH-R1030, DEH-R1040

RSX clock:

	SDK <= 085.015 (MHz)	SDK >= 090.002 (MHz)
DEH-R100x(B) DEH-R101x(B) DEH-R102x(B)	420 (core) / 600 (mem)
DEH-R103x(B) DEH-R104x	500 (core) / 600 (mem)	500 (core) / 650 (mem)

DECR Series

Model  DECR	SKU Release date	Type	Board	CELL BE	Syscon	SB	Flash	RSX	HDMI Ports	GameOS HDD	BDemu HDD	USB Ports	GbLan Ports	SA- CD	CP	Flash Readers	WiFi 802.11 b/g	downgradeable Min. praxis	Other
DECR-1000A/J	June, 2006	0x01	TMU-520	90nm	CXR713F120A-101GB	CXD2973AGB-4	2x 256MB NAND	90nm	2 (NO CEC)	400GB	400GB	4 + 2 extra	4 (1 for dbg.)	NO	TCP-520	YES	YES	084.001 or 160.008 (b07 RSX) or 230.001 (since Jan, 2009)	1 RS-232 port; identical to DEH-R1040; Antenna: Hitachi Cable HET01-SO01; PSU: ZSSR541iB
DECR-1400A/J	June, 2009	0x09	DEB-001	65nm	CXR714120-302GB	CXD2984AGB	1x 16MB NOR	65nm	1 (NO CEC)	160 GB	-	4	2 (1 for dbg.)	NO	(via SB)	NO	YES	260.001	same case like a retail PS3; PSU: APS-231

Differences between the 1000 and 1400:

• DECR-1000:
  • No offical OtherOS support.
  • Gb-DEVLAN is connected to the Communication Processor
  • The serial port is also connected to the Communication Processor
  • With a pre ?0.93? bootrom you do have two HDMI outputs.
  • Not all DECR-1000's are equal! Despite Sony's documentation claiming otherwise, DECR-1000 units with RSX rom version b07 and above such as refurbished/serviced units (and perhaps some others that have not been encountered) are not capable of running firmware lower than 1.60 (from sdk 160.008). This is because the rom version is unknown/unsupported in older lv1 which will fail to initialize the RSX hardware and will cause lv1 to output a "rsx rom abort!" message, this will in turn create an exception early in lv2 boot process as it tries to use the RSX and creates a hard brick resulting in several RSX related errors such as "lv2(2): # __rsxaudio_intr_create_thread 983 ffffffff" or "graphics error 512 : 00012625 c221bbb0" ; "lv2(2): page fault handler (DSI): invalid access address 0x795d00e8!".

• DECR-1400:
  • Supports OtherOS until firmware 320.001.
  • You cannot use Performance monitoring functions (libperf, libprof, tuner for PS3)
    • for SPU: PC sampling, Performance counters, Bookmark, RAW SPU support
    • for RSX: Signal Trace, User Events.
  • DECI3 is limited to one protocol and a data exchange size of 65535 bytes.
  • The two GbLAN´s share the same MAC ID and cannot be used in the same network segment.
  • Gb-DEVLAN is connected to South Bridge.

Debug/AV Tool/Arcade/DTCP-IP Debugger Models

Debugging Stations and AV Testing Tools have the same hardware as retail units, the only thing's that differ are the HDMI encoder IC and the Blu-ray drive configuration. Additionally, all units except for the DECHA and DECHJ variants also feature a Kensington lock on the rear unlike retail models.

Arcade units are missing the Wifi/BT subsystem and Blu-ray drive, and are housed in a big clunky square box and have Jamma (JVS) I/O.

DTCP-IP Debugger consoles unique features are mainly DTCP-IP Debugging which comes in the way of video play debug, e.g. when video is being played either through the XMB or through a media server.

Debug Model  DEX	AV Testing Tool Model  AV TEST	Arcade Model  ARC	DTCP-IP Debugger Model  DTCP-IP	Retail Model  CEX
DECHA00A/J	?DECHSA00A/J?	n/a	?	CECHAxx
n/a	n/a	Namco System 357A (GECR-1100)	?	CECHCxx
DECHJ00A/J	DECHSJ00A/J	n/a	?	CECHJxx
n/a	n/a	Namco System 357B/C (GECR-1500)	?	CECHLxx
DECH-2000A/J	n/a	n/a	?	CECH-20xx
DECH-2500A/J	DECH-S2500A/J	Namco System 369 (GECR-2500(CU1))	?	CECH-25xx
DECH-3000A/J	DECH-S3000A/J	n/a	DECH-3000A/J	CECH-30xx
DECH-4000A/J A/B	DECH-S4000A/J A/B	n/a	?	CECH-40xx
DECH-4200A/J A/B	DECH-S4200A/J A/B	n/a	?	CECH-42xx
DECH-4300A/J A	DECH-S4300A/J A	n/a	?	CECH-43xx

The minimal downgradable praxis is the same like on retail units, but differs due to available firmwares for the specific target (earlier or later).
The debug specific menu and non retail features can be seen on the Dex Options page.

Pictures: DECHA00A, DECH-2000A, DECH-2000A, DECH-2000AS, DECH-2000AS, DECH-2500A Package, DECH-3000A, DECH-3000A, DECH-4000AA, DECH-4000AA

Prototype Models

Prototype	SKU Release date	Board	Corresponding mass-produced Model	Difference(s) other than the ones listed in the board/prototype pages
CEB-9000	Nov, 2005	?	DEH-R1000
CBEH-1000-D	July/Aug, 2006	COOKIE-13	CECHA00	"This sample is equivalent to mass-produced items" [1]
CBEH-1004-G	2006	COK-001 (Prototype)	CECHA04	? [2]
CBEH-B1004-A	?2007?	?	?	? [3]
CBEH-B1104-B	2007	?	CECHC04	? [4]
CBEH-1401	Jan, 2008	?	CECHJ01	? [5]
CBEH-F1501-B	2008	?	CECHL01	? [6]
CBEH-F1506ZF-C	2008	?	CECHL06	?
CBEH-2001(B)	Mar, 2009	?	CECH-2001(B)	? [7]
CBEH-H2001(B)	Dec, 2009	SURTEES-03	CECH-2101(B)	BD drive: [8] [9]
CBEH-H2004(B)	Dec, 2009	SURTEES-03	CECH-2104(B)	? [10]
CBEH-J2008-E	2010	?	CECH-2508	? [11]
CBEH-NH01K-E	2013	?NPX-001 (Prototype)?	?CECH-4001C?	?
DEH-Z1010	2006	?TMU-510?	-	based on DEH-R1010
DEH-H1001-D	June, 2006	COOKIE-13	DECHA00A	DEH-H1000A-D, "This sample is equivalent to mass-produced items"
DEH-H1000A/J(S)-E	August, 2006	COK-001 (Prototype)	DECHA00A/J(S)	non-show model has also no TEST label
DEH-BH1100A(Z)-B	2007	?	DECHC00A	?
DEH-H2000A(S)	Jan, 2008	?	DECHJ00A(S)	? [12]
DEH-S2000A	Jan, 2008	?	DECHSJ00A	? [13]
DEH-FH1500J-A	Apr, 2008	VERTIGO-02	DECHL00J	prototype BD drive
DEH-FH1500J-B	2008	?	DECHL00J	? [14]
DEH-R1400A	Dec, 2008	?	DECR-1400A	? [15]
DEH-GH2000JS-D	?2009?	?	DECH-2000JS	? [16]
DEH-H2500A(S)	Mar, 2009	?	DECH-2000A(S)	? [17]
DEH-MH00AK-G	2012	MPX-001 (Prototype)	DECH-4000AA	final hardware (excluding the case)
DEH-ML00AK-G	2012	MPX-001 (Prototype)	DECH-4000AA	final hardware (excluding the case)
DEH-NH00AK-E	2013	?NPX-001 (Prototype)?	?	?
DEH-NL00AK-G	2013	?NPX-001 (Prototype)?	?	?
DEH-PH00AK-J	?	PPX-00x or PQX-00x  ?	DECH-42xx	See: DEH-PH00AK-J

Prototype model names

Group - Chassis Type Series Region Region Special - Revision

Part	Explanation
Group	CBEH: Consumer DEH: Developer
Region	CBEH: see SKU Regioning DEH: always 00
Region	only DEH A: America J: Japan
Revision	A: First Revision ... G: later revision ...

See also Chassis ID

Chassis	Explanation
A	A(')-chassis (Fat 10)
B	B(')-chassis (Fat 11)
C	C-chassis (Fat 12)
D	D-chassis (Fat 13)
E	E-chassis (Fat 14)
F	F-chassis (Fat 15)
G	G-chassis (Slim 20)
H	H-Chassis (Slim 21)
J	J-Chassis (Slim 25)
K	K-Chassis (Slim 30)
L*	L-Chassis (Superslim 40 NOR)
M*	M-Chassis (Superslim 40 eMMC)
N*	N-Chassis (Superslim 40 NOR v2)
O*	O-Chassis (Superslim 40 eMMC v2)
P*	P-Chassis (Superslim 42 NOR)
Q*	Q-Chassis (Superslim 42 eMMC)
R*	R-Chassis (Superslim 43 NOR)
S*	S-Chassis (Superslim 43 eMMC)
* = needs full verification

Type	Explanation
B	?Adv QA flagged?
only DEH:
H	Debugging Station
L	?Similar to H?
R	Reference Tool
S	AV Testing Tool
Z	System Debugger

Special	Explanation	Restriction
A	Small storage capacity	only Slim 20 and later
B	Medium storage capacity	only Slim 20 and later
B	Blu-ray drive installed	only DEH-R10xx and DEH-Z10xx
C	Big storage capacity	only Superslim 40 and later
F	?	?
K	?	?
S	Exhibition (no TEST logo)	only DEH-H
Z	?SD Features?
(More than one allowed)

Example: DEH-GH2000JS-D

Notes:

• Chassis, Series, Special and Revision are optional, but either Chassis or Series has to be present
• Type is mandatory for DEH
• The Series does not always specify the obvious model type (e.g. DEH-H2000A = DECHJ00A)
  • But it's possible to deduce the model type from the Chassis
• Early prototypes (CEB, DEH-R10xx) used sometimes GX or RX (where X is a positive, small number) instead of the - Revision suffix