Steam Deck CPU (LCD) vs A6-5200

Primary details

Comparing A6-5200 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2405	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	3.98	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	25 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-5200 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-5200 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	1	1
Socket	FT3	AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR5
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8400	Radeon Navi II 8CU
Number of pipelines	128	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5200 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and Steam Deck CPU (LCD).

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	25 February 2022
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

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