Apple A11 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A11 Bionic

AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B

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 14 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 16 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1325 vs 1211

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 16 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1325 vs 1211

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
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 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4633 vs 4420

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2018 vs 22 Sep 2017
Number of threads	8 vs 6
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4633 vs 4420

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1325

1211

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4420

4633

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1325	1211
PassMark - CPU mark	4420	4633

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A11 Bionic	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Monsoon/Mistral	Zen
Launch date	22 Sep 2017	2018
OS Support	iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1819	1938
Processor Number	APL1W72
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
OPN Tray		YE1500C4T4MFB
Performance
Base frequency	1.19 GHz	2.2 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	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	4.3 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	1066 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	16 Watt
Sockets supported		FP5
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)