Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ultra 5 135H
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 135H outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 506 | 1303 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Meteor Lake-H | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 48.37 | 28.96 |
| Architecture codename | Meteor Lake-H (2023) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $342 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 18 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA2049 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 96 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Arc™ graphics | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2.2 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.2 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
| PCI support | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.31 | 4.59 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 9 November 2023 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 4 |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ultra 5 135H has a 211.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 250% more physical cores and 125% more threads.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 5 135H is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 5 135H and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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