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Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-11-10

The Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) is a 4 core processor. It can handle 8 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q4/2021. The Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) is based on the 3. generation of the AMD Ryzen 5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket FF3. The Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) scores 849 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 3,592 points.

At a glance
Name:	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
Family:	AMD Ryzen 5 (92)
CPU group:	AMD Aerith (Steam Deck) (1)
Architecture:	Aerith (Zen 2)
Technology:	7 nm
Segment:	Notebook
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) clock with 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

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)

With the AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck), the Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) has an build in graphic solution. It has 8 SM processors, which have a total of 512 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

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 that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

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 (AMD Custom APU 0405) supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 88.0 GB/s.

LPDDR5-5500	88.0 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 With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) has a TDP of 15 W.

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

Technical details

The Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) has a 6.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	7 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:	Q4/2021
Release price:	--
Part Number:	100-000000405
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405)
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 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.

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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.


	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 (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	57
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 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 (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	275
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 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 (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	975
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 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 (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4359
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 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.


	Intel Core i5-8269U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1281
	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1280
	Intel Core i3-N305 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1280
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1278
	Intel Core i3-1000G4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1278
	Intel Core i3-1000NG4 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1278
	Intel Core i5-7440HQ 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1277

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.


	Intel Core i5-8269U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4405
	Intel Core i5-8279U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4382
	Intel Core i7-8557U 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	4382
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4365
	Intel Core i5-10200H 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	4355
	Intel Core i7-8705G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4354
	Intel Core i7-8706G 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4354

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.


	Intel Core i7-4810MQ 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	856
	Intel Core i7-6567U 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	855
	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	852
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	849
	Intel Core i7-6870HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	846
	Intel Core i7-6820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	846
	Intel Core i5-6440EQ 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	846

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.


	Intel Core i7-7920HQ 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3627
	Intel Core i5-8260U 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	3624
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3602
	Valve Steam Deck (AMD Custom APU 0405) 4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	3592
	Intel Core i7-6770HQ 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	3563
	Intel Core i7-10510U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	3562
	Intel Core i7-7820EQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3561

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 (AMD Custom APU 0405) AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Steam Deck) @ 1.60 GHz	1638
	Valve Steam Deck (2023 Refresh) 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)
347 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
345 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
635 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
617 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,857 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,792 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,132 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries

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