Apple A12 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and AMD Ryzen 5 3500C processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 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: 7 nm vs 12 nm
4x 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

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1991 vs 1984

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 49% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
512x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5682 vs 4998

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs 21 Sep 2018
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5682 vs 4998

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1991

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4998

5682

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark	1991	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	4998	5682

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Zen+
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	22 Sep 2020
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1267	1253
Processor Number	APL1W81
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM350CC4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	6.9 billion
Compute Cores		12
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
iGPU core count	4	8
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Sockets supported		FP5
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture