Xbox One X System Specifications
So if you are looking to compare it to a PC... The cpu confuses me as its 8 cores but at 2.3 GHz which is what you see in some Macbook Pros, AMD Rx 580 GPU. By far a solid console but I am wondering about their claims of 4k- I don't doubt it's 4k. Reduced graphical settings and specific optimization. Games optimized for consoles are able to perform better than PCs of identical spec. this is because developers can optimize to the console hardware. For PCs, developers optimize as much as they can nut have to develop for multiple GPUs which makes it almost impossible to optimize for PC entirely. Also, 4K at 60 FPS isn't a hard target if other graphical settings are reduced.
These mid-life hardware upgrades will probably become the norm for consoles in the future too, so the lines between generations will just become more blurred. As the latest generation of consoles (PS4, and Xbone) have moved to x86-64 cpu architecture, this is going to be the norm. From now on basically all Xboxs and PSs are going to be basically hardware upgrades from the last version. Its going to be just like a PC where new games will come out and state minimum recommended specs. example: GTA6 is playable on the XboxoneX2, XboxoneX, but no longer the Xboxone. Sure the OS interface will be refreshed, but the underlying code wont drastically change
Can't deny this console is solid though!