Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600GE outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 656 | 1290 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 31.74 | 29.09 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 | 3.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600GE 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.
| Socket | Socket AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.74 | 4.61 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600GE has a 154.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5600GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5600GE is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600GE and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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