Athlon 5370 vs Ryzen Embedded R1606G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Embedded R1606G outperforms Athlon 5370 by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1712 | 2334 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Embedded | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.41 | 4.52 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 16 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 209.8 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 76 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,950 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370 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) | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | AM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics |
| Number of pipelines | no data | 128 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 4 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.70 | 1.24 |
| Recency | 16 April 2019 | 9 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen Embedded R1606G has a 117.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon 5370, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
The Ryzen Embedded R1606G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5370 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen Embedded R1606G is a notebook processor while Athlon 5370 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Embedded R1606G and Athlon 5370, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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