FX-8350 vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms FX-8350 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1288 | 1475 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.76 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | AMD FX-Series (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 29.09 | 2.83 |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | Vishera (2012−2015) |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8192 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350 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 | AM3+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350. 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 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350.
| PCIe version | no data | n/a |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.63 | 3.75 |
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 23 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 125 Watt |
Steam Deck OLED APU has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
FX-8350, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-8350 in performance tests.
Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while FX-8350 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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