Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) vs Intel Core i5-2510E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-2510E
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Intel Core i5-2510E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) and the Intel Core i5-2510E 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 i5-2510E which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
4 Generation 2
Sephiroth (Zen 2) Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 i5-2510E clocks with 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-2510E
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i5-2510E
-- 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 HD Graphics 2000
1.00 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
7 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 6
512 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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 HD Graphics 2000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

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 i5-2510E supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-2510E
LPDDR5-6400 Memory DDR3-1333
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-2510E 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 i5-2510E
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- 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 i5-2510E is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Characteristic Intel Core i5-2510E
6 nm Technology 32 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, AVX
FF3 Socket PGA 988
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
SteamOS (Arch Linux) Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) (100%)
Intel Core i5-2510E (41%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) (100%)
Intel Core i5-2510E (23%)

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
527 (41%)

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1037 (23%)

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (6%)

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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 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 i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
592 (100%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1305 (100%)

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.
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2510E Intel Core i5-2510E
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1890 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Intel Core i5-2510E
Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Unknown

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