Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8447 vs 4135

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8447 vs 4135

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
5.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1754

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897 vs 1754

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

1897

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8447

4135

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	1897
PassMark - CPU mark	8447	4135

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen
Launch date	Q3'14	16 Apr 2019
Place in performance rating	1348	1340
Processor Number	E5-2628 V3	R1606G
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	8
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x8
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)
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