Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs Nvidia RTX Spark N1X 20-Core
Aggregate performance score
Nvidia RTX Spark N1X 20-Core outperforms Ryzen Embedded R1606G by a whopping 792% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 376 | 2151 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen Embedded |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.98 |
| Designer | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Spark (2026) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 15 October 2026 (recently) | 25 February 2020 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of RTX Spark N1X 20-Core and Ryzen Embedded R1606G: 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 2.5 MB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 25 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 382 mm2 | 209.8 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 70000 Million | 3,500 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on RTX Spark N1X 20-Core and Ryzen Embedded R1606G 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 | no data | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by RTX Spark N1X 20-Core and Ryzen Embedded R1606G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by RTX Spark N1X 20-Core and Ryzen Embedded R1606G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by RTX Spark N1X 20-Core and Ryzen Embedded R1606G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X 6144-Core Blackwell GPU ( - 2535 MHz) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by RTX Spark N1X 20-Core and Ryzen Embedded R1606G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.49 | 2.41 |
| Integrated graphics card | 40.57 | 2.75 |
| Recency | 15 October 2026 | 25 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
Nvidia RTX Spark N1X 20-Core has a 792% higher aggregate performance score, 1375% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 900% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 79% more advanced lithography process.
The Nvidia RTX Spark N1X 20-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G in performance tests.
Note that RTX Spark N1X 20-Core is a desktop processor while Ryzen Embedded R1606G is a notebook one.
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