Steam Deck OLED APU vs i5-8279U

Place in the ranking	1241	1328
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)	Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date	3 April 2019 (5 years ago)	9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$320	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8279U 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	8	8
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
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 core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8279U 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	FCBGA1528	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	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
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-8279U 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	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8279U 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 Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655	AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

i5-8279U 4.84
+8.8%

Steam Deck OLED APU 4.45

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-8279U 750
+8.9%

Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.84	4.45
Recency	3 April 2019	9 November 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	15 Watt

i5-8279U has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-8279U and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.