AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Intel Atom x7-E3950

Last updated: 2024-01-30

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G		Intel Atom x7-E3950
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G or Intel Atom x7-E3950 - 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 R1606G has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G was released in Q2/2019. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 was released in Q4/2016.

AMD Ryzen Embedded R (9)	Family	Intel Atom (108)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 (5)	CPU group	Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)
1	Generation	5
Banded Kestrel (Zen)	Architecture	Cherry Trail
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.00 GHz).
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Characteristic	Intel Atom x7-E3950
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
3.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.00 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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 R1606G	Characteristic	Intel Atom x7-E3950
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 505
1.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.50 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.65 GHz
8	GPU Generation	9
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
3	Compute units	18
192	Shader	144
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12	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.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 505
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Characteristic	Intel Atom x7-E3950
DDR4-2400	Memory	LPDDR3-1866
32 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
8	PCIe lanes	6
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	3.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Atom x7-E3950 is 12 W.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Characteristic	Intel Atom x7-E3950
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	12 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
12 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	110 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom x7-E3950 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Characteristic	Intel Atom x7-E3950
14 nm	Technology	14 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
FP5	Socket	BGA 1296
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2019	Release date	Q4/2016
--	Release price	57 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G (100%)

Intel Atom x7-E3950 (36%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G (100%)

Intel Atom x7-E3950 (51%)

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 R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	858 (100%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	307 (36%)

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 R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1693 (100%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1154 (68%)

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 R1606G AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.65 GHz	187 (41%)

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 R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4178 (100%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	2103 (50%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	366 (100%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	124 (34%)

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 R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	246 (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 R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	784 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	94 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	275 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	40 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	Intel Atom x7-E3950
Unknown	Tesla Entertainment CPU before 2021

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