Core i5-3330 vs Steam Deck OLED APU

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Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 threads, 15 Watt
4.43
+67.2%

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms i5-3330 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12731639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.95
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)3 September 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$360
Current priceno data$60 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330 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 x 3.6  GHz AMD Zen 24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data133 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt77 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
FDIno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330 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 i5-3330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUIntel HD Graphics 2500
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 2.65
Recency 9 November 2023 3 September 2012
Threads 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 4
Chip lithography 6 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 77 Watt

The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-3330 in performance tests.

Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Core i5-3330 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-3330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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