AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX and Apple A14 Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

Apple A14 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 63% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3437 vs 3392
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24706 vs 8548

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 23 Oct 2020
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437 vs 3392
PassMark - CPU mark	24706 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 6 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 6 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
CPU 2: Apple A14 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3437

3392

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24706

8548

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Apple A14 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437	3392
PassMark - CPU mark	24706	8548
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6849

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX	Apple A14 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	Jan 2022	23 Oct 2020
Place in performance rating	548	557
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OS Support		iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Processor Number		APL1W01
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	1.82 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Unlocked
Transistor count		11.8 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	1
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	LPDDR4X-4266
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		6 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	2400 MHz
Execution Units		16
Graphics base frequency		1278 MHz
iGPU core count		4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)