AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
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AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Intel Atom C3950. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2019
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
Released
Q3/2017
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Intel Atom C3950
Intel Atom C3950

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G or Intel Atom C3950? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Atom C3950 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 24 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1333 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 35% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 37% better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 24 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    643 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    690 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1034 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    699 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    844 place
Intel Atom C3950 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C3950
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  • More number of cores

    About 8 times more cores

    16 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C3950 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
Intel Atom C3950 Intel Atom C3950
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen Embedded left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 left arrow Intel Atom C3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    1.20 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    8 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom C3950 and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    8 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Atom C3950 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 24 W
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 16.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Banded Kestrel (Zen) left arrow Denverton
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    FP5 left arrow BGA 1310
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Atom C3950.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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