AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Apple A12X Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Apple A12X Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 61% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2736 vs 2655

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 7 Nov 2018
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2736 vs 2655

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

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11046 vs 11026

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
CPU 2: Apple A12X Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2736

2655

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11026

11046

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U	Apple A12X Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	2736	2655
PassMark - CPU mark	11026	11046

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U	Apple A12X Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	7 Nov 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000291
Place in performance rating	813	844
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OS Support		iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Processor Number		APL1083
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	1.59 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	2.49 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
Transistor count		10 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	68.2 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	LPDDR4X-4266
Maximum memory size		6 GB
Graphics
Execution Units	6	28
Graphics max frequency	1600 MHz	7
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6
Graphics base frequency		1125 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0