Apple A11 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Apple A11 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 12 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 15 Watt

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
1024x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 3 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1325
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7010 vs 4420

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 22 Sep 2017
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956 vs 1325
PassMark - CPU mark	7010 vs 4420

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1325

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4420

7010

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1325	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	4420	7010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2529

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A11 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Monsoon/Mistral	Zen+
Launch date	22 Sep 2017	8 April 2019
OS Support	iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1819	1706
Processor Number	APL1W72	PRO 3500U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		YM350BC4T4MFG
Series		3000
Performance
Base frequency	1.19 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	4.3 billion	4940 million
64 bit support
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	12	8
Graphics base frequency	1066 MHz	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	3	8
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Sockets supported		FP5
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)