AMD Athlon Silver 7120U vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 16 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892 vs 1889

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4140 vs 3015

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4140 vs 3015

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1892

1889

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3015

4140

Name	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1892	1889
PassMark - CPU mark	3015	4140

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
Essentials
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	16 Apr 2019
Place in performance rating	1380	1353
Architecture codename		Zen
Processor Number		R1606G
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	2MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)	x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Execution Units		3
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
Number of pipelines		192
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6