Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 3 5400U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.97
+51.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 3 5400U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5400U and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10141303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency43.9728.96
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5400U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5400U 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
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, 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 5400U and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

Ryzen 3 5400U 6.97
+51.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 5400U 3095
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457
+44%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.97 4.59
Recency 12 January 2021 9 November 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm

Ryzen 3 5400U has a 51.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 5400U is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 5400U and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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