AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Intel Core i7-8557U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Core i7-8557U 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8557U

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2389 vs 1894
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7498 vs 4144
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2389 vs 1894
PassMark - CPU mark 7498 vs 4144

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8557U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1894
2389
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4144
7498
Name AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G Intel Core i7-8557U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1894 2389
PassMark - CPU mark 4144 7498
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3188

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G Intel Core i7-8557U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Coffee Lake
Launch date 16 Apr 2019 Q3'19
Place in performance rating 1251 733
Processor Number R1606G i7-8557U
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Series 8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.6 GHz 1.70 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Graphics

Execution Units 3
Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
Number of pipelines 192
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 3 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Device ID 0x3EA6
eDRAM 128 MB
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 46x24
Sockets supported FCBGA1528

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
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@30Hz

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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)