AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 vs AMD PRO A10-8850B

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 and AMD PRO A10-8850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516

AMD PRO A10-8850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 1611
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13016 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	13016 vs 3752

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.95 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.95 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13016

3752

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516	AMD PRO A10-8850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	13016	3752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		94.575

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516	AMD PRO A10-8850B
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000243	AD885BXBI44JC
Place in performance rating	821	813
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
Front-side bus (FSB)	8 MB
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.95 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1500 MHz	800 MHz
Enduro
iGPU core count		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	3.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0