Apple A9X vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Apple A9X

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9X

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 64% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 16 nm
3072x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1966 vs 1509
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7044 vs 2516

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 April 2019 vs 7 Sep 2016
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 16 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1966 vs 1509
PassMark - CPU mark	7044 vs 2516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1509

1966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2516

7044

Name	Apple A9X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509	1966
PassMark - CPU mark	2516	7044
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2529

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9X	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Zen+
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	8 April 2019
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1697	1699
Processor Number	APL1W24	PRO 3500U
Family		Ryzen 5
OPN Tray		YM350BC4T4MFG
Series		3000
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	3 billion	4940 million
64 bit support
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	48	8
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	12	8
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Number of pipelines		512
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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™)