Steam Deck CPU (LCD) vs 3020e
Primary details
Comparing 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2124 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.13 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dali (Zen) (2020) | Van Gogh (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) | 25 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT5 | AMD BGA ST1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | Radeon Navi II 8CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD).
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 August 2020 | 25 February 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
3020e has 150% lower power consumption.
Steam Deck CPU (LCD), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between 3020e and Steam Deck CPU (LCD), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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