Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Atom x5-Z8350

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2823	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)	9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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	1.44 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.92 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	UTFCBGA592	AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	4 GB	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics	Radeon Navi II 8CU
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

1920x1080

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	1	8
USB revision	3.0	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 February 2016	9 November 2023
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm

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