Steam Deck OLED APU vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.59
+85.5%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.63

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8801288
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.88no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency6.7529.09
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Van Gogh (Custom) (2023)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)9 November 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX, 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++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Steam Deck OLED APU 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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Steam Deck OLED APU.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.59 4.63
Recency 8 September 2014 9 November 2023
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has a 85.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Steam Deck OLED APU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


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