AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 vs Intel Pentium Gold 8505

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AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 or Intel Pentium Gold 8505 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R (9) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 (5) CPU group Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2)
1 Generation 12
Banded Kestrel (Zen) Architecture Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold 7505
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 is 2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 has 5 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is at 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
2 Cores 5
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (3.10 GHz) A-Core 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 or Intel Pentium Gold 8505 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 3.25 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
8 PCIe lanes 20
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 is 15 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold 8505 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
25 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 11.25 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP5 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 (46%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 (33%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
802 (52%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1550 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1487 (37%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4055 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
866 (40%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
2146 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1345 (28%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4722 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2944 (33%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
8935 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Synology DiskStation DS723+
Synology DiskStation DS923+
Unknown

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