Steam Deck OLED APU vs i3-N305

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-N305 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1074	1303
Place by popularity	78	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency	39.41	28.81
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N (2023)	Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$309	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-N305 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	0.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per module)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-N305 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	FCBGA1264	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N305 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-N305 and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N305 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 i3-N305 and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics	AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-N305 and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-N305 and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-N305 and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-N305 and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	9	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.2	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.28	4.59
Recency	3 January 2023	9 November 2023
Physical cores	8	4

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