Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) vs Intel Core i5-13400T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-13400T
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Intel Core i5-13400T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) and the Intel Core i5-13400T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Intel Core i5-13400T which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
AMD Ryzen 5 (85) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1) CPU group Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)
4 Generation 13
Sephiroth (Zen 2) Architecture Alder Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) Predecessor Intel Core i5-12400T
-- Successor Intel Core i5-14400T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-13400T clocks with 1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
4 Cores 10
8 Threads 16
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.00 GHz (3.00 GHz)
4x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
1.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.55 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
7 nm Technology 14 nm
2 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 24
512 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 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 Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh), while the Intel Core i5-13400T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
LPDDR5-6400 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 9.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
8 PCIe lanes 20
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-13400T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 82 W
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 6 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-13400T is at 29.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
6 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
FF3 Socket LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
SteamOS (Arch Linux) Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 221 $
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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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz
1638 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.55 GHz
595 (36%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
57 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
275 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
975 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4359 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1296 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4510 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Intel Core i5-13400T
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Unknown

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