Steam Deck OLED APU vs i3-9100E

Place in the ranking	1363	1303
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency	6.29	28.94
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-9100E 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	126 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100E 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4-2400

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630

AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.32	4.59
Recency	1 September 2018	9 November 2023
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 6.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU.

Note that Core i3-9100E is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.