Ryzen Embedded V1605B vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Embedded V1605B outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a whopping 545% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3083 | 1654 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | AMD Ryzen Embedded |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 10.89 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 21 February 2018 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen Embedded V1605B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 3 (Tri-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen Embedded V1605B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen Embedded V1605B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen Embedded V1605B are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Ryzen Embedded V1605B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 3.87 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 21 February 2018 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 4 |
| Threads | 3 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen Embedded V1605B has a 545% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 P820 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Embedded V1605B is a desktop one.
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