AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300U and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon PRO 300U

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 1779
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4080 vs 3365

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 1779
PassMark - CPU mark	4080 vs 3365

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	25 Feb 2020 vs 8 Apr 2019
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

1779

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4080

3365

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	1779
PassMark - CPU mark	4080	3365

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge 2	Zen
Launch date	8 Apr 2019	25 Feb 2020
Place in performance rating	1322	1461
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Die size		209.8 mm²
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Transistor count		4950 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Socket Count		FP5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0