Valve Steam Machine Review: GPU & CPU Benchmarks, SteamOS Test, Thermals, Noise, and Price

Valve Steam Machine Review: GPU & CPU Benchmarks, SteamOS Test, Thermals, Noise, and Price

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The Valve Steam Machine runs desktop computer SteamOS, a Linux distribution, and ships in a console-like form factor with the intent for usage as a living space Computer or mini PC. Our testing of the Steam Machine standards gaming efficiency, GPU efficiency, framerate (FPS), CPU compression, performance and decompression, thermals, acoustics, and more.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Valve Steam Machine Review
01:19 – A TON OF TESTS
05:01 – SUPPORT United States AND GET A STEAM MACHINE FRONT PANEL
07:00 – Valve Queue and RAM Challenges
12:11 – Valve is a Nobody in Memory
13:18 – Pricing Comparison vs DIY
15:09 – Thermals: GPU
17:15 – Thermals: CPU
17:52 – CPU Frequency vs Thermals
18:27 – Thermals: SSD and IO
19:52 – Acoustics: Noise Levels dBA SPL
20:40 – Acoustics: Frequency Spectrum Plot
21:46 – Power Consumption: Gaming and Standby
22:25 – Power Consumption: Full System Load
23:09 – CPU Frequency Boosting vs Power Limits
24:11 – Game Benchmarking Methodology
24:59 – Gaming: Resident Evil 4 Steam Machine GPU Benchmarks
25:42 – Gaming: Black Myth WuKong vs RX 7600
26:31 – Gaming: Starfield Steam Machine vs RTX 3060
27:23 – Gaming: TES IV Oblivion Remastered on Steam Machine
27:47 – Gaming: Kingdom Come Deliverance II Benchmarks
28:04 – Gaming: Dragon’s Dogma 2 GPU Comparison vs Steam Machine
28:34 – Gaming: FFXIV Dawntrail
28:54 – Gaming: The Outer Worlds 2
29:20 – Gaming: Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
29:37 – Gaming Problems and Anti-Cheat
29:53 – Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
30:37 – Ray Tracing: Black Myth WuKong FSR
31:05 – Frametime Pacing: KCD2
31:26 – Frametime Pacing: Starfield
31:50 – CPU Benchmarks: 7-Zip File Compression
32:47 – CPU Benchmarks: 7-Zip File Decompression
33:13 – CPU Benchmarks: Rendering on Steam Machine
33:39 – CPU Games: Stellaris, KCD2, TOW2, SF
35:18 – SteamOS Problems
42:09 – Schlieren Imaging
43:22 – Fan Machine
45:05 – Conclusion

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