Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 7 3700U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.67
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.78
+2.4%

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Ryzen 7 3700U by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700U and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13061286
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency28.3929.06
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700U 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography12 nm6 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700U 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, SMT, 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 7 3700U and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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 7 3700U 4.67
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.78
+2.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 3700U 672
Steam Deck OLED APU 689
+2.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 3700U 15387
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684
+27.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.67 4.78
Recency 6 January 2019 9 November 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 3700U and Steam Deck OLED APU.


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