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Big guess here (I mostly know CPU design from what EE I gleaned from college) but my guess is that the L3 is shared per CCX, which probably makes it harder to properly power down/up when only one core is in use.



Steam Deck only has a Single CCX.


isn't that expected for a 4 core?


Yep.




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