Ryzen Embedded R1600 vs i7-3820

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1542	1945
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.32	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	2.64	7.77
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	February 2012 (13 years ago)	25 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$400	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	294 mm2	209.8 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1270 million	4,950 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600 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 Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64.23 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3820 and Ryzen Embedded R1600.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.60	2.04
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

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