i5-8265U vs Steam Deck OLED APU

VS
Celeron 4205U Core i3-8145U Core i5-8265U Core i5-8365U Core i7-8565U Core i7-8665U Pentium Gold 5405U

Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.59
+22.7%
Core i5-8265U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.74

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i5-8265U by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Steam Deck OLED APU Steam Deck OLED APU
i5-8265U i5-8265U

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-8265U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13031486
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i5
Power efficiency28.9423.58
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)1 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$297

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-8265U 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data123 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 i5-8265U 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 dataFCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-8265U. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-8265U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
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 i5-8265U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 i5-8265U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare		AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU (1000 - 1600 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-8265U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-8265U 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 i5-8265U 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 i5-8265U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Steam Deck OLED APU 4.59
+22.7%
i5-8265U 3.74

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU 689
+14.5%
i5-8265U 602

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Steam Deck OLED APU 4457
+23%
i5-8265U 3625

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Steam Deck OLED APU 1486
+42.7%
i5-8265U 1042

7-Zip

Steam Deck OLED APU 19684
+21.2%
i5-8265U 16245

CrossMark Overall

Steam Deck OLED APU 840
i5-8265U 1006
+19.8%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Steam Deck OLED APU 107
i5-8265U 145
+35.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.59 3.74
Recency 9 November 2023 1 October 2018
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 22.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8265U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i5-8265U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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