Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Apple M1

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1113not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataVan Gogh
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)no data
Current price$3.99 no data

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Number of transistors16000 Million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) 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
Socketno dataAMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 8-Core GPURadeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 6 nm

We couldn't decide between Apple M1 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). We've got no test results to judge.


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