EPYC 9965 vs Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Embedded R1606G and EPYC 9965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1717	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Embedded	no data
Power efficiency	9.84	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Turin (2024)
Release date	25 February 2020 (4 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$14,813

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Embedded R1606G and EPYC 9965 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)	192
Threads	4	384
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	209.8 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,950 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Embedded R1606G and EPYC 9965 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)	2
Socket	FP5	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and EPYC 9965. 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	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and EPYC 9965 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and EPYC 9965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and EPYC 9965.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	8	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 February 2020	10 October 2024
Physical cores	2	192
Threads	4	384
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	500 Watt

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