Which is best?

Whichever subjectively looks best to you.

Intel competing for top spot in this benchmark

CrossCode

Ys VIII

IMO not if you expect to play modern AAA games on it. Yes if you have a backlog of 2D games, previous gen AAA, and indies that you can work through on the Deck.

Slower while costing 20% more isn’t good no matter how you spin it.

Distance is reportedly Verified. Installed fine but I could not get the vehicle controls to work, either with the default layout or with a couple community layouts.