Steam Deck OLED APU vs Ryzen Z2 Go

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Z2 Go
2025
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
7.65
+68.1%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.55

Ryzen Z2 Go outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10681413
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency26.2029.09
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameRembrandt R (2025)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Z2 Go 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB4 MB
Chip lithography6 nm6 nm
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Z2 Go 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.

Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, 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-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z2 Go and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680MAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)

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.

Ryzen Z2 Go 7.65
+68.1%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4.55

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen Z2 Go 3932
Steam Deck OLED APU 4457
+13.4%

7-Zip

Ryzen Z2 Go 23583
+19.8%
Steam Deck OLED APU 19684

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen Z2 Go 865
+3%
Steam Deck OLED APU 840

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen Z2 Go 186
+74.2%
Steam Deck OLED APU 107

Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core

Ryzen Z2 Go 4966
+8.3%
Steam Deck OLED APU 4587

Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core

Ryzen Z2 Go 1400
+3.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU 1348

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.65 4.55
Recency 6 January 2025 9 November 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen Z2 Go has a 68.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Go is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

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