Apple A12Z Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z 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 A12Z Bionic

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 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
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1984
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	9365 vs 5682

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 49% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
384x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs 25 Mar 2020
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

5682

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	5682

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Zen+
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	22 Sep 2020
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	1079	1244
Processor Number	APL1083
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	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	10 billion
Compute Cores		12
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8	1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Sockets supported		FP5
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture