AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G vs Intel Core i7-4940MX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Intel Core i7-4940MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

Intel Core i7-4940MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 82400% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 4.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 57 Watt

Launch date	16 April 2019 vs 19 January 2014
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 57 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4940MX

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2183 vs 1837
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6830 vs 3813

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2183 vs 1837
PassMark - CPU mark	6830 vs 3813

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4940MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

2183

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3813

6830

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G	Intel Core i7-4940MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1837	2183
PassMark - CPU mark	3813	6830
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		958
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3492
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		281.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		14.654
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.403

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G	Intel Core i7-4940MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Family	Ryzen Embedded
Launch date	16 April 2019	19 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$1,096
Place in performance rating	1403	1391
Processor Number	R1505G	i7-4940MX
Series	R1000	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Price now		$609.95
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.78
Performance
Base frequency	2400 MHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Transistor count		1400 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz	1.35 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	57 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported		rPGA
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	x8	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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)