Steam Deck OLED APU vs i7-9850HL
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-9850HL outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-9850HL and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1201 | 1332 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-HR (2019) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | June 2019 (5 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-9850HL 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-9850HL 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 | Intel BGA1440 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9850HL and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-9850HL and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9850HL and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9850HL and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9850HL and Steam Deck OLED APU.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.17 | 4.49 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
i7-9850HL has a 15.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-9850HL is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-9850HL and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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