Ultra 9 288V vs Steam Deck OLED APU

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Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.70
Core Ultra 9 288V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 30 Watt
12.54
+167%

Core Ultra 9 288V outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1287618
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency29.0538.82
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache256 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataIntel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V. 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, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.70 12.54
Recency 9 November 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 6 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 30 Watt

Steam Deck OLED APU has 100% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has a 166.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 9 288V is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


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