Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 3 3300X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3300X
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.68
+95.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 threads, 15 Watt
4.43

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3300X and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking8271272
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.86no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Van Gogh (Custom)
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120no data
Current price$145 (1.2x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3300X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads884 x 3.6  GHz AMD Zen 2
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size74 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3300X 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2DDR4-3200/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++
FMAno data+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Ryzen 3 3300X 8.68
+95.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.43

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 3300X 1071
+55.4%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by 55% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.68 4.43
Recency 24 April 2020 9 November 2023
Threads 8 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 3 3300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 3300X is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3300X and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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