Atom C3958 vs Ryzen Embedded R1606G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Embedded R1606G outperforms Atom C3958 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1956 | 1992 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.17 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Embedded | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 3.99 | 3.05 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 25 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.
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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 26 | 20 |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 896 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.8 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,500 million | no 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP5 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 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 extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no 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.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no 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 types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4: 2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Atom C3958.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 16 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 4x10/2.5/1 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.
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 | 2.36 | 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.
Other comparisons
We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.
