Apple A15 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

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
  • 7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3598 vs 3265
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 6 nm
L2 cache 12 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3598 vs 3265

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 10 more threads: 16 vs 6
  • Around 52% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
  • 455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23146 vs 9905
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 Apr 2022 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 23146 vs 9905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3598
3265
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9905
23146
Name Apple A15 Bionic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3598 3265
PassMark - CPU mark 9905 23146

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A15 Bionic AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

Essentials

Architecture codename Avalanche/Blizzard Zen 3+
Launch date 14 Sep 2021 19 Apr 2022
OS Support iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 452 422
Processor Number APL1W07
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz 3.3 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 12 MB (shared) 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 6 nm
Maximum frequency 3.23 GHz 4.9 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 6 16
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
Graphics max dynamic frequency 2400 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 45 Watt
Sockets supported FP7

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 4.0