AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Apple A14 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 70% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.00 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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3599 vs 3394
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25090 vs 8559

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs 23 Oct 2020
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 3.00 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	3599 vs 3394
PassMark - CPU mark	25090 vs 8559

Reasons to consider the Apple A14 Bionic

1048576x 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

L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Apple A14 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3599

3394

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25090

8559

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Apple A14 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599	3394
PassMark - CPU mark	25090	8559
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6140

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Apple A14 Bionic
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	23 Oct 2020
Place in performance rating	523	526
Architecture codename		Firestorm/Icestorm
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	3.3 GHz	1.82 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Transistor count	25,000 million	11.8 billion
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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	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Execution Units		16
Graphics base frequency		1278 MHz
iGPU core count		4