AMD Opteron X3216 vs Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Opteron X3216 CPU1 vs CPU2 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
AMD Opteron X3216 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

CPU comparison

AMD Opteron X3216 or Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3216 was released in Q2/2015.

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) was released in Q4/2023.
AMD Opteron (4) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
AMD Opteron X3000 (3) CPU group AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1)
0 Generation 4
Toronto (Excavator) Architecture Sephiroth (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Opteron X3216 is 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is at 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz).

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Opteron X3216 or Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) GPU AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 1.00 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.60 GHz
0 GPU Generation --
Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
4 Compute units 8
256 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) GPU AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Opteron X3216 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) supports up to 16 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
DDR4-1600 Memory LPDDR5-6400
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 8
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Opteron X3216 is 15 W, while the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down 4 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Opteron X3216 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
28 nm Technology 6 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP4 Socket FF3
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems SteamOS (Arch Linux)
Q2/2015 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Opteron X3216 (41%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Opteron X3216 (17%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
533 (41%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1296 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
764 (17%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4510 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
410 (25%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz
1638 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
57 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
275 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
975 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4359 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
456 (100%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
751 (100%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
1475 (100%)
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Opteron X3216 Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
Unknown Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

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