AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Intel Core i7-6560U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Core i7-6560U 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).

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Intel Core i7-6560U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 50% 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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1684
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4135 vs 3338

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Apr 2019 vs 1 September 2015
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897 vs 1684
PassMark - CPU mark	4135 vs 3338

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6560U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1897

1684

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4135

3338

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Intel Core i7-6560U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897	1684
PassMark - CPU mark	4135	3338
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		726
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		20.348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3536
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3536

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Intel Core i7-6560U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Launch date	16 Apr 2019	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1340	1331
Processor Number	R1606G	i7-6560U
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	1.05 GHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® Iris® Graphics 540
Device ID		0x1926
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
DVI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt	9.5 W
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42x24x1.3
Sockets supported		BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x8	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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
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)