Steam Deck CPU (OLED) vs Processor N100

Primary details

Comparing Processor N100 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1775	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Alder Lake-N	no data
Power efficiency	38.13	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N (2023)	Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	no data

Detailed specifications

Processor N100 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	0.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Processor N100 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1264	AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N100 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Processor N100 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N100 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N100 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)

Radeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N100 and Steam Deck CPU (OLED).

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	9	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 January 2023	9 November 2023
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	10 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

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