Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs i5-9400F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1088not rated
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.68no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency8.68no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache385 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size149 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F 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
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2019 9 November 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

i5-9400F has 50% more physical cores.

Steam Deck CPU (OLED), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-9400F and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Steam Deck CPU (OLED) is a notebook one.


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