Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 vs Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
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| Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon E7-2890 v2 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 Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 was released in Q1/2014. 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. |
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| Intel Xeon E7 (20) | Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (86) |
| Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20) | CPU group | AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1) |
| 4 | Generation | 4 |
| Ivy Bridge EX | Architecture | Sephiroth (Zen 2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 has 15 CPU cores and can calculate 30 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 is 2.80 GHz (3.40 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). |
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| Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| 15 | Cores | 4 |
| 30 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
| 3.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.50 GHz |
| 3.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.80 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) |
| GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.60 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| Technology | 7 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 8 |
| -- | Shader | 512 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | 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 |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 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. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR5-6400 |
| 1536 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 51.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 38.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 8 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 is 155 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. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| 155 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 4 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 38.00 MB cache. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 | Characteristic | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| 22 nm | Technology | 6 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| LGA 2011 | Socket | FF3 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | SteamOS (Arch Linux) |
| Q1/2014 | Release date | Q4/2023 |
| 4700 $ | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2
15C 30T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2
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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon E7-2890 v2 | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
| Unknown | Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) |
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