Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 3 3200G
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Ryzen 3 3200G by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3200G and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1313 | 1288 |
| Place by popularity | 29 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.90 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 6.54 | 29.09 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3200G 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3200G 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3200G 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 Ryzen 3 3200G and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3200G and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3200G and Steam Deck OLED APU.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.49 | 4.61 |
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 9 November 2023 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Steam Deck OLED APU has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 3 3200G and Steam Deck OLED APU.
Note that Ryzen 3 3200G is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3200G and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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