Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen Z1 Extreme

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Z1 Extreme
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
15.85
+245%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59

Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4291303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency100.0028.96
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen 4) (2023)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release dateMay 2023 (1 year ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography4 nm6 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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
SocketFP8no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 Z1 Extreme and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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 Z1 Extreme 15.85
+245%
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 Z1 Extreme 2336
+239%
Steam Deck OLED APU 689

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 10258
+130%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 1908
+28.4%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1486

7-Zip

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 62657
+218%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 1706
+103%
Steam Deck OLED APU 840

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 263
+145%
Steam Deck OLED APU 107

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 11359
+148%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4587

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen Z1 Extreme 2534
+88%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1348

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.85 4.59
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 6 nm

Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a 245.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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