AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Intel Pentium Silver N5000 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 122122% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 2.70 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1832 vs 1129
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3788 vs 2607

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 April 2019 vs 11 December 2017
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1832 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	3788 vs 2607

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Silver N5000

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Silver N5000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1832

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3788

2607

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1832	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	3788	2607
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1226
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3495

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G	Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Gemini Lake
Family	Ryzen Embedded
Launch date	16 April 2019	11 December 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$161
Place in performance rating	1409	1686
Processor Number	R1505G	N5000
Series	R1000	Intel® Pentium® Silver Processor Series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2400 MHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3300 MHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Execution Units	3	18
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Device ID		0x3184
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		750 MHz
Max video memory		8 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
MIPI-DSI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.8 W
Sockets supported		FCBGA1090
Thermal Solution		105 deg C
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	6
Number of USB ports	4	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x8	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
Integrated Wireless		Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
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
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)