AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Apple A13 Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Apple A13 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 A13 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 62% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
227.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2487 vs 2319
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9295 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 20 Sep 2019
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2487 vs 2319
PassMark - CPU mark	9295 vs 5682

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512K (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
CPU 2: Apple A13 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2487

2319

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9295

5682

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Apple A13 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	2487	2319
PassMark - CPU mark	9295	5682

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Apple A13 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mendocino	Lightning/Thunder
Launch date	20 Sep 2022	20 Sep 2019
Place in performance rating	850	995
OS Support		iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Processor Number		APL1W85
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	1.72 GHz
Die size	100 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 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	2.65 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	6
Unlocked
Transistor count		8.5 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5, Dual-channel	LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		4 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Execution Units		16
Graphics base frequency		1230 MHz
iGPU core count		4