N100 vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms N100 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1290 | 1538 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 29.09 | 54.57 |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
Security technologies
Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and N100.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.61 | 3.46 |
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 1 January 2023 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Steam Deck OLED APU has a 33.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 100% more threads.
N100, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.
The Steam Deck OLED APU is our recommended choice as it beats the N100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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