Hindsight II: Which Console was REALLY more powerful? Playstation or N64

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The N64 bested the PS1 pretty handily at creating convincing 3D; its Z-buffer was a big advantage. It also had a much stronger CPU, better mip mappping and better anti-aliasing. Regarding polys, the N64 was also much better in real world performance.

You could say that you prefer the advantages that the CD format provided for the PS1, but as far as power the N64 had it beat.