Steam Deck vs. ASUS ROG Ally CPU Tests AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme testing with a ASUS RC71L v1.0 (RC71L.319 BIOS) and ASUS AMD Phoenix1 4GB on Arch rolling via the Phoronix Test Suite. Steam Deck: Processor: AMD Custom APU 0405 @ 2.80GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Valve Jupiter v1 (F7A0110 BIOS), Chipset: AMD VanGogh Root Complex, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 512GB Phison ESMP512GKB4C3-E13TS + 1000GB RTL9210B-CG, Graphics: AMD Custom GPU 0405 1GB (1600/400MHz), Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ANX7530 U, Network: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe OS: SteamOS rolling, Kernel: 5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.26.1, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.3, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 22.2.0 (git-17e5312102) (LLVM 14.0.6 DRM 3.45), Vulkan: 1.3.238, Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 ROG Ally: Processor: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS RC71L v1.0 (RC71L.319 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 12GB, Disk: 512GB Micron_2400_MTFDKBK512QFM + 1000GB RTL9210B-CG, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1 4GB (2700/800MHz), Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Network: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.4.1-arch1-1 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.27.6, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.8 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.3 (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52), Compiler: GCC 13.1.1 20230429, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 ROG Ally - Perf: Processor: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme @ 3.30GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS RC71L v1.0 (RC71L.319 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 12GB, Disk: 512GB Micron_2400_MTFDKBK512QFM + 1000GB RTL9210B-CG, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1 4GB (2700/800MHz), Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Network: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 6.4.1-arch1-1 (x86_64), Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.27.6, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.8 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.1.3 (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52), Compiler: GCC 13.1.1 20230429, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Megahertz Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1400 AVG: 3226 MAX: 3500 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1394 AVG: 2958 MAX: 5098 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1397 AVG: 3948 MAX: 5090 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1.2 AVG: 16.0 MAX: 19.0 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1.4 AVG: 14.9 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.4 AVG: 30.7 MAX: 53.1 miniBUDE 20210901 Implementation: OpenMP - Input Deck: BM1 Billion Interactions/s > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 4.340 |=========== ROG Ally ........ 16.581 |========================================= ROG Ally - Perf . 21.642 |===================================================== miniBUDE 20210901 Implementation: OpenMP - Input Deck: BM1 Billion Interactions/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.262 |================ ROG Ally ........ 0.862 |====================================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 0.532 |================================= miniBUDE 20210901 Implementation: OpenMP - Input Deck: BM1 GFInst/s > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 108.51 |=========== ROG Ally ........ 414.52 |========================================= ROG Ally - Perf . 541.05 |===================================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: particle_volume/scivis/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 1.03103 |================== ROG Ally ........ 2.18911 |====================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 2.98623 |==================================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: particle_volume/scivis/real_time Items Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.062 |======================= ROG Ally ........ 0.143 |====================================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 0.098 |===================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: particle_volume/ao/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 1.04511 |================== ROG Ally ........ 2.24947 |======================================= ROG Ally - Perf . 3.03371 |==================================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: particle_volume/ao/real_time Items Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.064 |======================== ROG Ally ........ 0.145 |====================================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 0.097 |==================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: particle_volume/pathtracer/real_time Items Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 2.532 |===================== ROG Ally ........ 6.574 |====================================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 3.930 |================================ OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/scivis/real_time Items Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.026 |============ ROG Ally ........ 0.121 |====================================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 0.077 |================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: particle_volume/pathtracer/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 41.94 |=================== ROG Ally ........ 99.95 |============================================ ROG Ally - Perf . 119.33 |===================================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/ao/real_time Items Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.028 |============ ROG Ally ........ 0.125 |====================================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 0.080 |=================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/pathtracer/real_time Items Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.050 |================= ROG Ally ........ 0.157 |====================================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 0.109 |===================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/ao/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.427846 |========= ROG Ally ........ 1.925340 |======================================= ROG Ally - Perf . 2.495520 |=================================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/scivis/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.403022 |======== ROG Ally ........ 1.854780 |======================================= ROG Ally - Perf . 2.430920 |=================================================== OSPRay 2.12 Benchmark: gravity_spheres_volume/dim_512/pathtracer/real_time Items Per Second > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 0.760015 |============ ROG Ally ........ 2.383360 |==================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 3.344930 |=================================================== miniBUDE 20210901 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1612 AVG: 3280 MAX: 3500 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1600 AVG: 3205 MAX: 3612 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1600 AVG: 4060 MAX: 4542 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1400 AVG: 3198 MAX: 3499 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1397 AVG: 2988 MAX: 4111 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1397 AVG: 3976 MAX: 4640 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1443 AVG: 3295 MAX: 3498 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1600 AVG: 3181 MAX: 4062 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1600 AVG: 4114 MAX: 4639 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1510 AVG: 3205 MAX: 3498 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1600 AVG: 2938 MAX: 3645 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1600 AVG: 3966 MAX: 4505 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1562 AVG: 3265 MAX: 3500 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1394 AVG: 2983 MAX: 5098 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1600 AVG: 4117 MAX: 5070 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1609 AVG: 3261 MAX: 3500 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1600 AVG: 2916 MAX: 5070 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1600 AVG: 4051 MAX: 5066 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1420 AVG: 3153 MAX: 3500 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1600 AVG: 2774 MAX: 5090 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 1600 AVG: 3872 MAX: 5090 Meta Performance Per Watts Performance Per Watts Performance Per Watts > Higher Is Better Steam Deck ...... 2.1326 |================= ROG Ally ........ 4.9167 |======================================== ROG Ally - Perf . 6.4703 |===================================================== miniBUDE 20210901 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1.6 AVG: 16.6 MAX: 19.0 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 2.5 AVG: 19.2 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.4 AVG: 40.7 MAX: 53.1 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1.3 AVG: 16.3 MAX: 18.9 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 2.6 AVG: 15.5 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.8 AVG: 31.4 MAX: 53.0 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1.2 AVG: 16.5 MAX: 18.9 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 2.6 AVG: 15.3 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.7 AVG: 30.4 MAX: 53.0 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1.2 AVG: 16.6 MAX: 18.8 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 2.7 AVG: 15.2 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.6 AVG: 30.4 MAX: 53.0 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 3.1 AVG: 15.5 MAX: 18.9 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 2.6 AVG: 15.5 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.7 AVG: 31.1 MAX: 53.0 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1.6 AVG: 15.6 MAX: 18.9 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 2.7 AVG: 15.3 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.7 AVG: 31.4 MAX: 52.8 OSPRay 2.12 CPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Steam Deck ...... MIN: 1.3 AVG: 15.2 MAX: 18.8 ROG Ally ........ MIN: 1.4 AVG: 15.2 MAX: 25.0 ROG Ally - Perf . MIN: 2.7 AVG: 30.8 MAX: 53.0