AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 vs Intel Core i7-6700HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Intel Core i7-6700HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), 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 R1600

Intel Core i7-6700HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	25 Feb 2020 vs 1 September 2015
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700HQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1909 vs 1724
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6518 vs 3276

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1909 vs 1724
PassMark - CPU mark	6518 vs 3276

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1724

1909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3276

6518

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1724	1909
PassMark - CPU mark	3276	6518
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		800
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3068
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		72.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.551
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.44
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1555
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3086
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4520
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1555
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3086
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4520

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600	Intel Core i7-6700HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Launch date	25 Feb 2020	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1496	1493
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Price now		$378
Processor Number		i7-6700HQ
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.34
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	209.8 mm²	122 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	4950 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt	35 W
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket Count	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Graphics
Device ID		0x191B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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 VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
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)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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)