Atom C3958 vs Ryzen Embedded R1606G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen Embedded R1606G
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.36
+5.4%

Ryzen Embedded R1606G outperforms Atom C3958 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19461982
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.17
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen EmbeddedIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.993.05
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesno data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date25 February 2020 (5 years ago)15 August 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Multiplier2620
L1 cache96 KB (per core)896 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.8 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C83 °C
Number of transistors3,500 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size32 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes816
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 GBE

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.

Ryzen Embedded R1606G 2.36
+5.4%
Atom C3958 2.24

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.

Ryzen Embedded R1606G 4153
+5.7%
Samples: 29
Atom C3958 3929
Samples: 6

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.36 2.24
Recency 25 February 2020 15 August 2017
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 31 Watt

Ryzen Embedded R1606G has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 24% lower power consumption.

Atom C3958, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Intel Atom C3958.

Be aware that Ryzen Embedded R1606G is a notebook processor while Atom C3958 is a server/workstation one.

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