Apple A12Z Bionic vs AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12Z Bionic

AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 67% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
512x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2240 vs 2202
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16075 vs 9365

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2020 vs 25 Mar 2020
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.15 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2240 vs 2202
PassMark - CPU mark	16075 vs 9365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2240

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

16075

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2240
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	16075

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Zen 2
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	10 Nov 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	1095	985
Processor Number	APL1083
Vertical segment	Mobile
OPN Tray		100-000000242
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	1.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	4.15 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	10 billion
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	63.58 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4266
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8	1600 MHz
iGPU core count		7
Number of pipelines		448
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 7
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-25 Watt
Sockets supported		FP6
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2160
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		3.0