Ryzen 3 8440U vs Steam Deck CPU (OLED)

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Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Ryzen 3 8440U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiencyno data27.24
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (2022−2023)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Ryzen 3 8440U 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 speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size131 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2,400 million20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Ryzen 3 8440U 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 configuration11
SocketAMD BGA ST1FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Ryzen 3 8440U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Ryzen 3 8440U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Ryzen 3 8440U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon Navi II 8CUAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck CPU (OLED) and Ryzen 3 8440U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes814

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Steam Deck CPU (OLED) has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 8440U, on the other hand, has a 50% more advanced lithography process.

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