Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 7960X outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 1116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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 performance ranking | 23 | 1273 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Storm Peak | Van Gogh (Custom) |
| Release date | no data | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $1397 | no data |
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 | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 |
| 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 | Yes | No |
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 | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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 | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 7960X and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
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 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 53.87 | 4.43 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 4 |
| Threads | 48 | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is a desktop processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.
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.
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