AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Pentium Gold 5405U 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.3 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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1309
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4135 vs 2256

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Apr 2019 vs 23 January 2019
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897 vs 1309
PassMark - CPU mark	4135 vs 2256

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold 5405U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1897

1309

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4135

2256

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897	1309
PassMark - CPU mark	4135	2256
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1954
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1954
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3998
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3998

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Intel Pentium Gold 5405U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	16 Apr 2019	23 January 2019
Place in performance rating	1340	1335
Processor Number	R1606G	5405U
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Series		Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.3 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	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz	950 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Device ID		0x3EA1
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video 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	12.5 W
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46x24
Sockets supported		FCBGA1528
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)