Apple A16 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A16 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 3057

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Sep 2022 vs 6 Jan 2022
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044 vs 3057

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18228 vs 11002

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18228 vs 11002

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4044

3057

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11002

18228

Name	Apple A16 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044	3057
PassMark - CPU mark	11002	18228

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A16 Bionic	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Everest/Sawtooth	Zen 3
Launch date	7 Sep 2022	6 Jan 2022
OS Support	iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	260	571
Processor Number	APL1W10
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
OPN Tray		100-000000580
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	2.0 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	16 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	16
Transistor count	16 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	1800 MHz
iGPU core count	5	8
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP		15-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)