CPU Comparison

AMD

AMD Steam Deck CPU (LCD)

CORE STATE Van Gogh

CORE SPECS 4 Cores / 8 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 3.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 4 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 15W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 2

PROCESS 7 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

Intel

INTEL

Core i5-1230U

CORE STATE Alder Lake-U

CORE SPECS 10 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 1000 Base / 4.4 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 9W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

N/A

514

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

N/A

186.8

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

N/A

3,903

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

N/A

550

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

N/A

4,402

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

N/A

1,310

geekbench_multicore

N/A

4,875

geekbench_singlecore

N/A

1,699

passmark_data_compression

N/A

114,042

passmark_data_encryption

N/A

7,176

passmark_extended_instructions

N/A

6,282

passmark_find_prime_numbers

N/A

passmark_floating_point_math

N/A

25,340

passmark_integer_math

N/A

38,401

passmark_multithread

N/A

10,881

passmark_physics

N/A

828

passmark_random_string_sorting

N/A

12,760

passmark_single_thread

N/A

2,712

passmark_singlethread

N/A

2,712

Analysis: AMD Steam Deck CPU (LCD) vs Intel Core i5-1230U

Looking at the test data for I5-1230U from Intel and AMD Steam Deck CPU (LCD), the story of close processing emerges. Neither option wins consistently across the workloads. This back-and-forth of victories suggests inherent parity. Consumers confront a actual choice between them. Both processors achieve strong capability.

In the end, buyers can pick based on specific requirements rather than pure scores solely. Either I5-1230U from Intel and AMD Steam Deck CPU (LCD) provide excellent capability for the intended tiers. The choice comes down to particular preferences. Any pick is reasonable. Consumers shouldn't go astray with these options.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

Steam Deck CPU (LCD)

i5-1230U

Core Specs

Cores

10 +150.0%

Threads

12 +50.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

1,000 +41566.7%

Boost Clock (GHz)

3.5

4.4 +25.7%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

1,000 +41566.7%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

3.5

4.4 +25.7%

Multiplier

10 -58.3%

SMP CPUs

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

512 KB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

4 MB (shared)

12 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

9 -40.0%

PL1

—

9 W

PL2

—

29 W

Configurable TDP

4 W

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Architecture

Zen 2

Alder Lake

Codename

Van Gogh

Alder Lake-U

Generation

Ryzen Custom (Zen 2 (Van Gogh))

Core i5 (Alder Lake-U)

Process Size

7 nm

10 nm

Transistors

2,400 million

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Die Size

163 mm²

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Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

ECC Memory

Platform

Socket

AMD BGA ST1

Intel BGA 1781

PCIe

Gen 3, 8 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 4

Intel Hybrid

Hybrid Cores

—

P-Cores: 2 E-Cores: 8

E-Core Frequency

—

700 MHz up to 3.3 GHz

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Navi II 8CU

Iris Xe 80EU

Other

Market

Mobile

Production Status

Active

Part Number

100-000000405

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Package

FC-BGA

Tj Max

105°C

100°C

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