Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	27	1284
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.35	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency	14.19	29.06
Architecture codename	Storm Peak (2023)	Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date	19 October 2023 (1 year ago)	9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	48	8
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Die size	4x 71 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	26,280 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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	sTR5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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 Threadripper 7960X and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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

N/A

AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	54.45	4.78
Physical cores	24	4
Threads	48	8
Chip lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	15 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---