i3-370M vs Steam Deck OLED APU

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Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.63
+534%
Core i3-370M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.73

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i3-370M by a whopping 534% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12882673
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i3
Power efficiency29.091.97
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)22 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$245

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-370M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.63 0.73
Recency 9 November 2023 22 June 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 6 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 534.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-370M in performance tests.


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