Steam Deck CPU (LCD) vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking872not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.57no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.67no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Van Gogh (2022−2023)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)25 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.25 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2163 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million2,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AMD BGA ST1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Radeon Navi II 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD).

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 April 2018 25 February 2022
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Steam Deck CPU (LCD), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600X and Steam Deck CPU (LCD). We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop processor while Steam Deck CPU (LCD) is a notebook one.


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