Apple A12Z Bionic vs AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and AMD Athlon Gold 7220U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12Z Bionic

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2071
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 4636

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2071
PassMark - CPU mark	9365 vs 4636

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 49% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 7 nm
128x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 25 Mar 2020
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2071

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

4636

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2071
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	4636

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Mendocino
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	20 Sep 2022
OS Support	iPadOS 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1087	1224
Processor Number	APL1083
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	10 billion
Die size		100 mm²
L3 cache		4MB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR5, Dual-channel
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Sockets supported		FP6
Peripherals
PCIe configurations		Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)