Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking508not rated
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.46no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency20.66no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X 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 speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X 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)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 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 3700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 9 November 2023
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700X has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Steam Deck CPU (OLED), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 3700X and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Steam Deck CPU (OLED) is a notebook one.


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