Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 5 1500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73
+24.8%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11371303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency8.3428.96
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X 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 speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, 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 5 1500X and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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 5 1500X 5.73
+24.8%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 1500X 805
+16.8%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 1500X 4604
+3.3%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 1500X 919
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486
+61.8%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 1500X 21842
+11%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.73 4.59
Recency 16 March 2017 9 November 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 1500X has a 24.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1500X and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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