Steam Deck OLED APU vs Core i3-9100E
Aggregated performance score
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-9100E and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1244 | 1246 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Van Gogh (Custom) |
| Release date | 1 September 2018 (5 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (less than a 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 | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 |
| 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 |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
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 | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
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 Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU |
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 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.08 | |
| Recency | 1 September 2018 | 9 November 2023 |
| Threads | 4 | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
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.
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