Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	226	1272
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.41	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper	Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Van Gogh (Custom)
Release date	14 July 2020 (3 years ago)	9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$1961	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	84 x 3.6  GHz AMD Zen 2
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	6 nm
Die size	74 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 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 PRO 3945WX and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.67	4.43
Recency	14 July 2020	9 November 2023
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	15 Watt

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