AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G and Intel Core i7-6970HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 75576% higher clock speed: 2800 MHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • 5.6x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1587 vs 1532
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 Feb 2020 vs 24 January 2016
Maximum frequency 2800 MHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1587 vs 1532

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6970HQ

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4632 vs 2953
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 4632 vs 2953

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6970HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1587
1532
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2953
4632
Name AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G Intel Core i7-6970HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 1587 1532
PassMark - CPU mark 2953 4632

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1305G Intel Core i7-6970HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Skylake
Family Ryzen Embedded
Launch date 25 Feb 2020 24 January 2016
Place in performance rating 1515 1523
Series R1000 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $623
Processor Number i7-6970HQ
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1500 MHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2800 MHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Execution Units 3
Graphics max frequency 1000 MHz 1.05 GHz
Number of pipelines 192
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 580
Device ID 0x193B
eDRAM 128 MB
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
DVI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-up 10 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1440

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x8 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports 2

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi Up to 4096x2304@30Hz

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)