Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 7 4800U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 4800U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 4800U and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 745 | 1303 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 39.75 | 28.96 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 4800U 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 4800U 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 | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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, SME | 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 7 4800U and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz) | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Steam Deck OLED APU.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no 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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.50 | 4.59 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 9 November 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 7 4800U has a 128.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 4800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 4800U and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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