Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen 9 7945HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7945HX
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.46
+651%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 651% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7945HX and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1111303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency59.2928.96
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithographyCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm6 nm
Die size2x 71 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors13,140 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7945HX 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
SocketFL1no data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX 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, AVX-512, 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 9 7945HX and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes28no 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 9 7945HX 34.46
+651%
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 9 7945HX 5521
+701%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 19802
+344%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 2124
+42.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 7945HX 140471
+614%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 7945HX 2058
+145%
Steam Deck OLED APU 840

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 7945HX 292
+172%
Steam Deck OLED APU 107

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 16765
+265%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4587

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 2880
+114%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1348

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.46 4.59
Recency 4 January 2023 9 November 2023
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 8
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 7945HX has a 650.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


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