Xeon E3-1286L v3 vs Steam Deck OLED APU

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Aggregate performance score

Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 threads, 15 Watt
4.43
Xeon E3-1286L v3
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
4.48
+1.1%

Xeon E3-1286L v3 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12731266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.51
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Architecture codenameVan Gogh (Custom)no data
Release date9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)1 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Current priceno data$337

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 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)
Threads84 x 3.6  GHz AMD Zen 28
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache4 MB8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography6 nm22 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 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 dataFCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, 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+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 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 Xeon E3-1286L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CUno data
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data20
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.43 4.48
Recency 9 November 2023 1 April 2014
Threads 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 8
Chip lithography 6 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E3-1286L v3.

Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1286L v3 is a server/workstation one.


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