AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Apple A12X Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

Apple A12X Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 73% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 7 Nov 2018
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2655 vs 2491
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11037 vs 9315

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2655 vs 2491
PassMark - CPU mark	11037 vs 9315

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Apple A12X Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2491

2655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9315

11037

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Apple A12X Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	2491	2655
PassMark - CPU mark	9315	11037

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Apple A12X Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	7 Nov 2018
Place in performance rating	842	734
OS Support		iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Processor Number		APL1083
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	1.59 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	2.49 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Transistor count		10 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		6 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Execution Units		28
Graphics base frequency		1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency		7