Steam Deck OLED APU vs Xeon E-2186M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2186M
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.16
+56%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Xeon E-2186M outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9971303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.41no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon ERenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency15.0528.94
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date4 April 2018 (6 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$623no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size154 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA-1440no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics P630AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Xeon E-2186M 7.16
+56%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Xeon E-2186M 1098
+59.4%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Xeon E-2186M 5239
+17.5%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.16 4.59
Recency 4 April 2018 9 November 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E-2186M has a 56% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2186M is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2186M is a server/workstation processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2186M and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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