Apple A13 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

Comparative analysis of Apple A13 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

  • 2x 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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 2240
Specifications (specs)
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2313 vs 2240

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 10 more threads: 16 vs 6
  • Around 57% higher clock speed: 4.15 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
  • 455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 4 GB
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16075 vs 5661
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Nov 2020 vs 20 Sep 2019
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.15 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 16075 vs 5661

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2313
2240
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5661
16075
Name Apple A13 Bionic AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
PassMark - Single thread mark 2313 2240
PassMark - CPU mark 5661 16075

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A13 Bionic AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

Essentials

Architecture codename Lightning/Thunder Zen 2
Launch date 20 Sep 2019 10 Nov 2020
OS Support iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 1000 868
Processor Number APL1W85
Vertical segment Mobile
OPN Tray 100-000000242

Performance

Base frequency 1.72 GHz 1.7 GHz
L1 cache 192 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 2.65 GHz 4.15 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 6 16
Transistor count 8.5 billion
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum core temperature 105 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 63.58 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4266
ECC memory support

Graphics

Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 1230 MHz
iGPU core count 4 7
Graphics max frequency 1600 MHz
Number of pipelines 448
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 7

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 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