Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 5 7235HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7235HS outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1159 | 1530 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 6.63 | 11.64 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-R (2023−2025) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | 2023 (2 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7235HS 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7235HS 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP7 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 660M | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Steam Deck OLED APU.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.02 | 4.11 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.84 | 10.21 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7235HS has a 70.8% higher aggregate performance score.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has 30.2% faster integrated GPU, and 200% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
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