AMD Ryzen Z1 vs Apple A16 Bionic

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 and Apple A16 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 Z1

Apple A16 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 42% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 5 nm
341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18670 vs 11089

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs 7 Sep 2022
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 3.46 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 - CPU mark	18670 vs 11089

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

2796202.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4090 vs 3774

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 1MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4090 vs 3774

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1
CPU 2: Apple A16 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3774

4090

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18670

11089

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1	Apple A16 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	3774	4090
PassMark - CPU mark	18670	11089

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1	Apple A16 Bionic
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	7 Sep 2022
Place in performance rating	237	219
Architecture codename		Everest/Sawtooth
OS Support		iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Processor Number		APL1W10
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.02 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	16 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Unlocked
Transistor count		16 billion
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	LPDDR5-6400
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		6 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Execution Units		20
Graphics base frequency		1398 MHz
iGPU core count		5