AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple A15 Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and Apple A15 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

Apple A15 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 61% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 5 nm
455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3912 vs 3607
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30523 vs 9897

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2023 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 5 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3912 vs 3607
PassMark - CPU mark	30523 vs 9897

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

1572864x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt

L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 1MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
CPU 2: Apple A15 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3912

3607

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30523

9897

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Apple A15 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	3912	3607
PassMark - CPU mark	30523	9897
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Apple A15 Bionic
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	14 Sep 2021
Place in performance rating	367	368
Architecture codename		Avalanche/Blizzard
OS Support		iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Processor Number		APL1W07
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	2.02 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	12 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	3.23 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Transistor count	25,000 million	15 billion
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		6 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Execution Units		20
Graphics base frequency		1338 MHz
iGPU core count		5