AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G vs AMD A8-5557M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G and AMD A8-5557M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

AMD A8-5557M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1897 vs 1037
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4135 vs 1801

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Apr 2019 vs 23 May 2013
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	4135 vs 1801

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5557M

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
CPU 2: AMD A8-5557M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1897

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4135

1801

Name	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	AMD A8-5557M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1897	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	4135	1801
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		439
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1192
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2075
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4970
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4970

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G	AMD A8-5557M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Richland
Launch date	16 Apr 2019	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	1340	1319
Processor Number	R1606G
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Series		AMD A-Series
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up	25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		BGA
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x8
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)