i7-980X Extreme Edition vs Steam Deck OLED APU

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Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1303not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency28.96no data
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB12 MB
Chip lithography6 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data239 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 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)
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. 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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

i7-980X Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Core i7-980X Extreme Edition is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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