Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 3 4300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68
+2%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12861303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency17.7328.98
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300U 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300U 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
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEMMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no 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 4300U 4.68
+2%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 3 4300U 563
Steam Deck OLED APU 689
+22.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 4300U 3439
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457
+29.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 4300U 1047
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486
+42%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 4300U 15824
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684
+24.4%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 3 4300U 871
+3.7%
Steam Deck OLED APU 840

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 3 4300U 152
+42.3%
Steam Deck OLED APU 107

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.68 4.59
Recency 6 January 2020 9 November 2023
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm

Ryzen 3 4300U has a 2% higher aggregate performance score.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 3 4300U and Steam Deck OLED APU.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 4300U and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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