i3-9100F vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i3-9100F by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1284 | 1366 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 40 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.99 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 29.06 | 6.17 |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $122 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.78 | 4.40 |
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 23 April 2019 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Steam Deck OLED APU has a 8.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F.
Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-9100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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