i7-3632QM vs Steam Deck OLED APU

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Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.61
+55.7%
Core i7-3632QM
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
2.96

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i7-3632QM by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12901641
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i7
Power efficiency29.098.00
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)19 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,480 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM 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 dataFCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM. 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® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM 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 i7-3632QM. 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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUIntel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
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 i7-3632QM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM.

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 4.61
+55.7%
i7-3632QM 2.96

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
+32.2%
i7-3632QM 521

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.61 2.96
Recency 9 November 2023 19 October 2012
Chip lithography 6 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 55.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-3632QM in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-3632QM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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