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Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-10

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) was released in Q4/2023 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket FF3.

At a glance
Name:	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
Family:	AMD Ryzen 5 (91)
CPU group:	AMD Sephiroth (Steam Deck Refresh 2023) (1)
Architecture:	Sephiroth (Zen 2)
Technology:	6 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has the AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) installed, which has 8 streaming multiprocessors (512 shaders).

GPU name:	AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck)
GPU frequency:	1.00 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.60 GHz
Compute units:	8
Shader:	512
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2021

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	--
Direct X:	12
Technology:	7 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) supports a maximum of 16 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 102.4 GB/s.

LPDDR5-6400	102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 8
PCIe Bandwidth:	7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) has a TDP of 15 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	4 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) is made in 6 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

Technology:	6 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	FF3
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	SteamOS (Arch Linux)

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q4/2023
Release price:	--
Part Number:	100-000000932
Documents:	--

Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	59
	Intel Core i5-8259U 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	58
	Intel Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	58
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	57
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	57
	Intel Core i3-8109U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	55
	Intel Core i5-8350U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	55

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.


	Intel Core i7-8809G 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	315
	Intel Core i7-1260P 12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	300
	Intel Core i7-1355U 10C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	287
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	275
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	275
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	266
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 4.35 GHz	257

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.


	Intel Core i5-8257U 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	998
	Intel Core i5-1030G4 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	997
	Intel Core i5-1030G7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	997
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	975
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	975
	Intel Core i7-7700HQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	921
	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	920

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.


	Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	4475
	Intel Core i5-1035G7 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	4430
	Intel Core i3-1305U 5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz	4388
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4359
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4359
	Intel Core i5-1035G4 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	4332
	Intel Core i7-1060NG7 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4329

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD Ryzen 3 7320U 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1324
	Intel Core i5-8365U 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1309
	Intel Core i7-10510U 4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz	1304
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1296
	Intel Core i5-8400H 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1296
	Intel Core i5-8365UE 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1296
	Intel Core i7-8550U 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1296

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz	4620
	Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4612
	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4574
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4510
	Intel Core i5-1038NG7 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4439
	Intel Core i7-8709G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4420
	Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	4410

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.


	Intel Core i5-1155G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz	1673
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.30 GHz	1664
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.30 GHz	1664
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz	1638
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz	1638
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz	1612
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz	1612

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
343 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
340 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
632 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
614 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,854 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,788 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,128 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries

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