Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Ryzen 7 7840U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840U and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking435not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Power efficiency53.10no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release dateMay 2023 (1 year ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840U 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 speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm6 nm
Die size178 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors25,000 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840U 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
SocketFP8AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840U 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 7840U and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840U and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)Radeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840U and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840U has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Steam Deck CPU (OLED), on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.

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