Steam Deck OLED APU vs i7-6900K

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6900K and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	842	1303
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency	6.16	28.96
Architecture codename	Broadwell-E (2016)	Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,020	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6900K 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6900K 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	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6900K 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
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6900K and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6900K and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6900K and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6900K and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.11	4.59
Recency	31 May 2016	9 November 2023
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt

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