Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Ryzen 7 1700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking787not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency9.82no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size213 mm2131 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
XFR+-
SenseMI+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Radeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes208

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 February 2017 9 November 2023
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700X has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Steam Deck CPU (OLED), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 1700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop processor while Steam Deck CPU (OLED) is a notebook one.


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