AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7730U and Apple A14 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 7 7730U

Apple A14 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18506 vs 8548

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 23 Oct 2020
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18506 vs 8548

Reasons to consider the Apple A14 Bionic

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
2x 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
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3392 vs 3050

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512K (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3392 vs 3050

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU 2: Apple A14 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3050

3392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18506

8548

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Apple A14 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	3050	3392
PassMark - CPU mark	18506	8548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Apple A14 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barcelo-R	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	23 Oct 2020
Place in performance rating	571	557
OS Support		iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Processor Number		APL1W01
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	1.82 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Unlocked
Transistor count		11.8 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 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	6 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Execution Units		16
Graphics base frequency		1278 MHz
iGPU core count		4