Steam Deck OLED APU vs i5-12400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.53
+167%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.70

Core i5-12400F outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6191288
Place by popularity4not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency17.9029.10
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm6 nm
Die size163 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1700no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 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
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F and Steam Deck OLED APU 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 i5-12400F and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.


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.

i5-12400F 12.53
+167%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.70

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-12400F 1759
+155%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-12400F 9517
+114%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-12400F 1742
+17.2%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486

7-Zip

i5-12400F 45043
+129%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.53 4.70
Recency 4 January 2022 9 November 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

i5-12400F has a 166.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-12400F is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-12400F and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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