Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Ryzen 5 5600G

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking624not rated
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation29.33no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency18.21no data
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$259no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 speed3.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier39no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die sizeAM4 (1331) mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 configuration11
SocketAM4AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz)Radeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2021 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 5600G has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Steam Deck CPU (OLED), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5600G and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop processor while Steam Deck CPU (OLED) is a notebook one.


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