i3-8300 vs Steam Deck OLED APU

VS

Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.61
+16.1%
Core i3-8300
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 62 Watt
3.97

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i3-8300 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12901424
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i3
Power efficiency29.096.06
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)14 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.61 3.97
Recency 9 November 2023 14 February 2018
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 62 Watt

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 16.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 313.3% lower power consumption.

The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-8300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Core i3-8300 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i3-8300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Steam Deck OLED APU
Steam Deck OLED APU
Intel Core i3-8300
Core i3-8300

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.6 11 votes

Rate Steam Deck OLED APU on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.5 82 votes

Rate Core i3-8300 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Steam Deck OLED APU or Core i3-8300, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.