Apple A12 Bionic vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and AMD Athlon Silver 3050U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12 Bionic

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
8x 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
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1995 vs 1696
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5014 vs 2964

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995 vs 1696
PassMark - CPU mark	5014 vs 2964

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 21 Sep 2018
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver 3050U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1995

1696

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5014

2964

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995	1696
PassMark - CPU mark	5014	2964

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Zen
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	6 Jan 2020
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1260	1525
Processor Number	APL1W81	3050U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OPN Tray		YM3050C4T2OFG
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Transistor count	6.9 billion
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of GPU cores		2
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Sockets supported		FP5
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Vulkan
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x8+1x4