AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Intel Core i7-4910MQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Core i7-4910MQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Launch date 16 Apr 2019 vs 19 January 2014
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4910MQ

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2033 vs 1897
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6253 vs 4135
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2033 vs 1897
PassMark - CPU mark 6253 vs 4135

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4910MQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1897
2033
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4135
6253
Name AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G Intel Core i7-4910MQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 1897 2033
PassMark - CPU mark 4135 6253
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3252
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 93.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 35.756
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2784
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4828
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2784
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4828

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G Intel Core i7-4910MQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Haswell
Launch date 16 Apr 2019 19 January 2014
Place in performance rating 1340 1309
Processor Number R1606G i7-4910MQ
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $568
Price now $459.95
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 6.03

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 2.90 GHz
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 frequency 3.5 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Transistor count 1400 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Execution Units 3
Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz 1.3 GHz
Number of pipelines 192
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID 0x416
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.6 4.3

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported FCPGA946

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3
PCIe configurations x8 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

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)