i5-5200U vs Steam Deck OLED APU

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Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.78
+193%

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i5-5200U by a whopping 193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12812093
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency29.069.91
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U 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 dataFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 i5-5200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUIntel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560X1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Steam Deck OLED APU 4.78
+193%
i5-5200U 1.63

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU 689
+166%
i5-5200U 259

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 1.63
Recency 9 November 2023 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 193.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-5200U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-5200U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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