i3-8145UE vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i3-8145UE by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1506 | 1977 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.67 | 6.51 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8145UE 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8145UE 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 | Intel BGA 1528 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8145UE. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8145UE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8145UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8145UE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.14 | 2.31 |
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 1 October 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 10 nm |
Steam Deck OLED APU has a 79.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-8145UE in performance tests.
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