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.

Apple A15 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

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 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3598 vs 3234

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 3234

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: 22897 vs 9902

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	22897 vs 9902

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3598

3234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9902

22897

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3598	3234
PassMark - CPU mark	9902	22897

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	451	441
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