Intel Pentium Gold G6400T vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Last updated: 2023-04-20

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium Gold G6400T		AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU comparison Intel Pentium Gold G6400T or AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G - 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 Intel Pentium Gold G6400T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T was released in Q2/2020. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G was released in Q2/2019.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	AMD Ryzen Embedded R (9)
Intel Pentium G6000 (12)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1000 (5)
10	Generation	1
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Banded Kestrel (Zen)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T	Predecessor	--
Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400T is 3.40 GHz while the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G is at 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz).
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz	Frequency	2.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.00 GHz

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.
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T or AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 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.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	1.20 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	8
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	3
96	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 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.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
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 Intel Pentium Gold G6400T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-2400
128 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	8
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400T is 35 W, while the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	25 W
25 W	TDP down	12 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium Gold G6400T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Pentium Gold G6400T	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1200	Socket	FP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q2/2019
77 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G6400T (100%)

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G (99%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G6400T (94%)

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G (98%)

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	871 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	858 (99%)

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1821 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1693 (93%)

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202 (44%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz	461 (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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3592 (86%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4178 (100%)

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	355 (97%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	366 (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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	734 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1515 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	356 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	143 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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