FX-8370E vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms FX-8370E by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8370E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1288 | 1569 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.59 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
Power efficiency | 29.09 | 3.33 |
Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | Vishera (2012−2015) |
Release date | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 2 September 2014 (10 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-8370E 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 | 3.3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.3 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 | 71 °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: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8370E 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 | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8370E. 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 | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8370E are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8370E. 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-8370E.
PCIe version | no data | n/a |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 4.61 | 3.34 |
Recency | 9 November 2023 | 2 September 2014 |
Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
Chip lithography | 6 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Steam Deck OLED APU has a 38% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
FX-8370E, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-8370E in performance tests.
Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while FX-8370E is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and FX-8370E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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