Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1288 | 687 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 29.09 | 38.16 |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) | Hawk Point (2024) |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.61 | 11.29 |
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Steam Deck OLED APU has 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has a 144.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.
Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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