Steam Deck OLED APU vs FX-9590
Aggregate performance score
FX-9590 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-9590 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1046 | 1283 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | no data | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
Power efficiency | 2.76 | 29.06 |
Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
Release date | 6 July 2013 (11 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9590 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 | 4.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 8192 KB | 2 MB |
L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9590 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 | AM3+ | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 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 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Steam Deck OLED APU.
PCIe version | n/a | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 6.66 | 4.78 |
Recency | 6 July 2013 | 9 November 2023 |
Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 15 Watt |
FX-9590 has a 39.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1366.7% lower power consumption.
The FX-9590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Note that FX-9590 is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9590 and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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