Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs i3-12100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-12100F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	859	not rated
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	14.49	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-12100F 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	8	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	6 nm
Die size	163 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-12100F 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-12100F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-12100F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 i3-12100F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-12100F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-12100F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

58 Watt

15 Watt

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