Apple A12 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G 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 Ryzen Embedded R1606G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1979 vs 1894
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4949 vs 4144

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
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	1979 vs 1894
PassMark - CPU mark	4949 vs 4144

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.5 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	16 Apr 2019 vs 21 Sep 2018
Maximum frequency	3.5 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 Ryzen Embedded R1606G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1979

1894

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4949

4144

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979	1894
PassMark - CPU mark	4949	4144

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Zen
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	16 Apr 2019
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1175	1250
Processor Number	APL1W81	R1606G
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.6 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	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	6.9 billion
L3 cache		4 MB
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
Graphics
Execution Units	16	3
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
Number of pipelines		192
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x8