Intel N97 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1951 vs 1897
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5670 vs 4135
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 16 Apr 2019
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1951 vs 1897
PassMark - CPU mark 5670 vs 4135

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

  • 524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 699050.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
L2 cache 1 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache 4 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1951
1897
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5670
4135
Name Intel N97 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
PassMark - Single thread mark 1951 1897
PassMark - CPU mark 5670 4135

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel N97 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N Zen
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 16 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $128
Place in performance rating 1272 1335
Processor Number N97 R1606G
Series Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 96K (per core) 192 KB
L2 cache 2MB (shared) 1 MB
L3 cache 6MB (shared) 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Base frequency 2.6 GHz
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory size 16 GB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 4800 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s

Graphics

Execution Units 24 3
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics Radeon Vega 3
Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
Number of pipelines 192

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1264
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 9 8
USB revision 2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x8

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)