AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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.

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1949 vs 1894
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6986 vs 4144

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1949 vs 1894
PassMark - CPU mark	6986 vs 4144

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1894

1949

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4144

6986

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1894	1949
PassMark - CPU mark	4144	6986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2529

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen+
Launch date	16 Apr 2019	8 April 2019
Place in performance rating	1249	1620
Processor Number	R1606G	PRO 3500U
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		YM350BC4T4MFG
Series		3000
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4940 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	3	8
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	192	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	4
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FP5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x8	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)