Pentium G6960 vs Ryzen Embedded R1505G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Embedded R1505G outperforms Pentium G6960 by a whopping 166% 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 | 2088 | 2872 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Embedded | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.68 | 0.47 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Clarkdale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 16 April 2019 (7 years ago) | 9 January 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960: 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| Multiplier | 24 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 3072 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 209.8 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,500 million | 382 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | FCLGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 73 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 16.38 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | Intel HD |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded R1505G and Pentium G6960.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.18 | 0.82 |
| Recency | 16 April 2019 | 9 January 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 73 Watt |
Ryzen Embedded R1505G has a 166% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 129% more advanced lithography process, and 387% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G6960 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Embedded R1505G is a notebook processor while Pentium G6960 is a desktop one.
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