Core i7-975 vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms i7-975 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-975 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1273 | 1739 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.74 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Core i7 (Desktop) |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) | Bloomfield (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) | June 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $476 |
| Current price | no data | $250 (0.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-975 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 | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 1333 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 68 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-975 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 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-975. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-975 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-975 are enumerated here.
| 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 i7-975. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.43 | 2.26 |
| Threads | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 130 Watt |
The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-975 in performance tests.
Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Core i7-975 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-975, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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