Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 7 7730U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7730U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.67
+154%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 7 7730U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7730U and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6701300
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency73.2428.81
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7730U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm6 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7730U 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 7 7730U 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++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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 7730U 11.67
+154%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59

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 7730U 1830
+166%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7730U 7573
+69.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 7730U 1480
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486
+0.4%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 7730U 49425
+151%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 7730U 1321
+57.3%
Steam Deck OLED APU 840

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 7730U 211
+96.7%
Steam Deck OLED APU 107

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7730U 7013
+52.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4587

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 7730U 1960
+45.4%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1348

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.67 4.59
Recency 4 January 2023 9 November 2023
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm

Ryzen 7 7730U has a 154.2% 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 10 months, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7730U is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


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