Steam Deck OLED APU vs Xeon X7550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X7550
2010
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
5.09
+14.9%
Steam Deck OLED APU
2023
4 cores / 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2 threads, 15 Watt
4.43

Xeon X7550 outperforms Steam Deck OLED APU by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7550 and Steam Deck OLED APU processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking11451273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.29no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataRenoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codenameno dataVan Gogh (Custom)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)9 November 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$2291 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X7550 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads1684 x 3.6  GHz AMD Zen 2
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7550 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.

SocketFCLGA1567no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7550 and Steam Deck OLED APU. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-3200/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
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon X7550 and Steam Deck OLED APU technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7550 and Steam Deck OLED APU are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7550 and Steam Deck OLED APU. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Steam Deck 8CU

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.09 4.43
Recency 1 January 2010 9 November 2023
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 84 x 3.6 GHz AMD Zen 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

The Xeon X7550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Steam Deck OLED APU in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X7550 is a server/workstation processor while Steam Deck OLED APU is a notebook one.


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