AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 12 threads concurrently. It was released in Q4/2020 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD Ryzen Embedded V series. To use the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516, you'll need a motherboard with a FP6 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
Family: AMD Ryzen Embedded V
Group: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 is 2.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.95 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 6
Threads: 12
Cores: 6x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.95 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 uses the AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir), which has 384 texture shaders and 6 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency: 1.5 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 6
Shaders: 384
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-3200
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 15 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 10 W
TDP down: 25 W
Tjunction max: 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP6
L2-Cache: 3.0 MB
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Grey Hawk (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q4/2020
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-6850K
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
6711
6711
Intel Core i5-12500T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
6625
6625
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
6575
6575
Intel Core i5-12400T
6C 12T @ 1.8 GHz
6573
6573
Intel Xeon E-2276ME
6C 12T @ 2.8 GHz
6561
6561

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1157
1157
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1156
1156
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1156
1156
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1156
1156
Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
1155
1155

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1152
1152
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
1152
1152

All benchmarks for AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516