AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs AMD A12-9730P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and AMD A12-9730P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1386
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4135 vs 2980
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1897 vs 1386
PassMark - CPU mark 4135 vs 2980

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9730P

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: AMD A12-9730P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1897
1386
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4135
2980
Name AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G AMD A12-9730P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1897 1386
PassMark - CPU mark 4135 2980
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2143
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5309

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G AMD A12-9730P

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen
Launch date 16 Apr 2019 Q2 2016
Place in performance rating 1340 1313
Processor Number R1606G
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM973PAEY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Execution Units 3
Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 900 MHz
Number of pipelines 192
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP 25-45 Watt
Sockets supported FP4

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x8

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)