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.

 

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 1989 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 4985
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 4985

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1989
1984
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4985
5682
Name Apple A12 Bionic AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark 1989 1984
PassMark - CPU mark 4985 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 1268 1252
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