AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 vs Intel Core i7-4940MX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Intel Core i7-4940MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 R1600

Intel Core i7-4940MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
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	25 Feb 2020 vs 19 January 2014
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
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 29% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
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 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2183 vs 1779
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6830 vs 3365

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2183 vs 1779
PassMark - CPU mark	6830 vs 3365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4940MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1779

2183

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3365

6830

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600	Intel Core i7-4940MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1779	2183
PassMark - CPU mark	3365	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 R1600	Intel Core i7-4940MX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Haswell
Launch date	25 Feb 2020	19 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1461	1391
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,096
Price now		$609.95
Processor Number		i7-4940MX
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.78
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	209.8 mm²	177 mm
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 core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	4950 million	1400 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket Count	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	57 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported		rPGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max 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
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)