Apple A15 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and AMD Ryzen 7 7735U 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 A15 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 6 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3598 vs 3282

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 6 nm
L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 512K (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3598 vs 3282

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 47% higher clock speed: 4.75 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21162 vs 9902

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.75 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21162 vs 9902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3598

3282

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9902

21162

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3598	3282
PassMark - CPU mark	9902	21162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	4 Jan 2023
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	451	444
Processor Number	APL1W07
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	4.75 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	16
Transistor count	15 billion
Die size		208 mm²
L3 cache		16MB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR5-4800 MHz, Dual-channel
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Sockets supported		FP7
Peripherals
PCIe configurations		Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)