Xeon E5-2608L V3 vs Steam Deck OLED APU
Aggregated performance score
Steam Deck OLED APU outperforms Xeon E5-2608L V3 by a small 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1247 | 1300 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.66 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Van Gogh (Custom) | Haswell-EP (2014) |
| Release date | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) | 8 September 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 15 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 356 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L 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 configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | no data | 2011-3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 52 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR4-3200/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, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
Security technologies
Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-1866 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.44 | 4.15 |
| Recency | 9 November 2023 | 8 September 2014 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 52 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3.
Be aware that Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2608L V3 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Steam Deck OLED APU and Xeon E5-2608L V3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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