Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1299 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 28.96 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Apple M4 (8 cores). 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Steam Deck OLED APU and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Apple M4 (8 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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