i7-840QM 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
+275%
Core i7-840QM
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.23

Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Core i7-840QM by a whopping 275% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-840QM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12902310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Core i7
Power efficiency29.092.59
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom) (2023)Clarksfield (2009−2010)
Release date9 November 2023 (1 year ago)20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-840QM 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 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data14
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-840QM 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 dataFCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-840QM. 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® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-840QM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-840QM 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 i7-840QM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUNone

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Core i7-840QM.

PCIe versionno data2
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.61 1.23
Recency 9 November 2023 20 June 2010
Chip lithography 6 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Steam Deck OLED APU has a 274.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-840QM in performance tests.


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