Apple A9X vs AMD EPYC 3201

Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and AMD EPYC 3201 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A9X

AMD EPYC 3201

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 3201

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 137068% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 16 nm
6144x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1564 vs 1510
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8672 vs 2516

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2018 vs 7 Sep 2016
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 16 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1564 vs 1510
PassMark - CPU mark	8672 vs 2516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 3201

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1510

1564

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2516

8672

Name	Apple A9X	AMD EPYC 3201
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510	1564
PassMark - CPU mark	2516	8672

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9X	AMD EPYC 3201
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Zen
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	21 February 2018
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1693	1486
Processor Number	APL1W24
Family		EPYC Embedded
Series		3000
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	1500 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	3100 MHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR4-2133
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
iGPU core count	12
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT
Compatibility
Sockets supported		BGA (SP4r2)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		30 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		32
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		8
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x16, x8, x4, x2
UART
USB revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)