Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 5 4600GE

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600GE
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
9.96
+117%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 5 4600GE outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7771303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency26.9128.94
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2023)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date21 July 2020 (4 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600GE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600GE 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
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 4600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version4.0no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.96 4.59
Recency 21 July 2020 9 November 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600GE has a 117% 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 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4600GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 4600GE is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


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