AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1894 vs 1748

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1894 vs 1748

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27797 vs 4144

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 2
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27797 vs 4144

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1894

1748

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4144

27797

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1894	1748
PassMark - CPU mark	4144	27797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2744
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22233

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Broadwell
Launch date	16 Apr 2019	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1249	351
Processor Number	R1606G	E5-2658V4
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.30 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	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	14
Number of threads	4	28
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		91°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x8	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)