Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 5 5560U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.76
+120%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 threads, 15 Watt
4.43

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking7301272
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRyzen 5Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3)Van Gogh (Custom)
Release date1 December 2021 (2 years ago)9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads1284 x 3.6  GHz AMD Zen 2
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U 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 5 5560U and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-3200/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++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U 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 5 5560U and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon GraphicsAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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 5 5560U 9.76
+120%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.43

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by 120% 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 5 5560U 1280
+85.8%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by 86% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.76 4.43
Recency 1 December 2021 9 November 2023
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm

The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


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