Apple A15 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A15 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3599 vs 3180

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 6 nm
L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599 vs 3180

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 39% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18702 vs 9902

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18702 vs 9902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3599

3180

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9902

18702

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3599	3180
PassMark - CPU mark	9902	18702

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Zen 3+
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	Jan 2022
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	451	513
Processor Number	APL1W07
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	6 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	12
Transistor count	15 billion
Die size		208 mm²
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR5-4800
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	35 Watt
Sockets supported		FP7
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)