A6-5200 vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms A6-5200 by a whopping 339% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1283 | 2418 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 29.06 | 3.98 |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1600 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | AMD Radeon HD 8400 |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 128 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 11 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.78 | 1.09 |
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 23 May 2013 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Steam Deck OLED APU has a 338.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-5200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and A6-5200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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