Steam Deck OLED APU vs Xeon E3-1505M v5
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E3-1505M v5 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1302 | 1313 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.26 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E3 | Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | Skylake-H (2015−2016) | Van Gogh (Custom) (2023) |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (8 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $434 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 28 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 122 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1440 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics P530 | AMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.49 | 4.43 |
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E3-1505M v5 has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1505M v5 is a server/workstation processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1505M v5 and Steam Deck OLED APU, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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