Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 5 3600
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 702 | 1303 |
| Place by popularity | 8 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.81 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 16.25 | 28.94 |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3600 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 | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3600 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 5 3600 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 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 | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.17 | 4.59 |
| Recency | 7 July 2019 | 9 November 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3600 has a 143.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600 and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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