Apple A15 Bionic
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Apple A15 Bionic
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Which to select

It is time to pick the winner. What is the difference between Apple A15 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U? What CPU is more powerful? It is quite easy to determine – look at comparison table. The processor with more cores/ threads and also with higher frequency is the absolute winner!

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Who will win between Apple A15 Bionic vs  AMD Ryzen 3 3250U. The general performance of a CPU can easily be determined based on the number of its cores and the thread count, as well as the base frequency and Turbo frequency. The more GHz and cores a CPU has, the better. Please note that high technical specs require using a powerful cooling system.

3.23 GHz
Frequency
2.60 GHz
6
CPU Cores
2
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
3.50 GHz
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Turbo (2 Cores)
2.60 GHz
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
No turbo
Turbo (6 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
2x Avalanche
A core
4x Blizzard
B core
--
C core

CPU generation and family

Apple A15 Bionic
Name
Mobile
Segment
Apple A15
CPU group
Apple A series
Family
15
Generation
Apple A14 Bionic
Predecessor
--
Successor

Internal Graphics

Some manufacturers complement their CPUs with graphic chips, such a solution being especially popular in laptops. The higher the clock frequency of a GPU is and the bigger its memory, the better. Find a winner - Apple A15 Bionic vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U. 

Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU name
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
1.80 GHz
GPU frequency
1.00 GHz
3.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
12
Generation
8
DirectX Version
12
5
Execution units
3
0
Shader
192
no data
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2018
8 GB
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Here we deal with specs that are used by some CPU manufacturers. These numbers are mainly technical and can be neglected for the purpose of the comparison analysis.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1

Memory & PCIe

These are memory standards supported by CPUs. The higher such standards, the better a CPU’s performance is.

no data
Memory type
DDR4-2400
no data
Max. Memory
32 GB
no data
Memory channels
2
no data
ECC
Yes
no data
PCIe version
3.0
no data
PCIe lanes
8

Encryption

Data encryption support

No
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & AMP; PCIe

LPDDR4X-4266
Memory type
8 GB
Max. Memory
No
ECC
2
Memory channels

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, is the maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component (often a CPU, GPU or system on a chip) that the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.

no data
TDP
15 W
--
Tjunction max.
95 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
12 W
8.5 W
TDP (PL1)
--
TDP (PL2)

Technical details

6
CPU Threads
4
--
L3-Cache
4.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
14 nm
A15
Architecture
Dali (Zen+)
None
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
N/A
Socket
FP5
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2020
no data
Market price
ca. --$
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
4.00 MB
L2-Cache
1.00 MB
--
Part Number
individual

Devices using this processor

You probably know already what devices use CPUs. These can be a desktop or a laptop.

Apple iPad mini (6. Gen) Apple iPhone 13 mini Apple iPhone 13 Apple iPhone 13 Pro Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Used in
Notebooks HP, ACER, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI

Compatibility

Technologies and extensions

Virtualization technologies

Memory specs

Peripherals

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The latter is used for creation of 3D models and forms. Cinebench R15 is used for single-core processor performance benchmark test. The hyperthreading ability doesn't count. It is the updated version of Cinebench 11.5. As all new versions, the updated benchmark is based on Cinema 4 Suite software

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 can be used for multi-core processor performance benchmark testing. The test produces precise and accurate results. This benchmark is the updated version of the Cinebench 11.5 which is based on Cinema 4 Suite soft.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite. It is the software used to create 3D forms. The benchmark runs for single-core test procedure without counting of hyperthreading ability.

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

It is the new version of the benchmark which is developed on the basis of Cinebench R15 (both versions are operated on the basis of Cinema 4 - the most popular 3D modeling software). Cinebench R20 is used for multi-core processor performance benchmark tests and hyperthreading ability.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit. Completely new algorithms provide the quite accurate benchmark testing results of the single-core CPU.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor. Here the hyperthreading ability is counted.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors. The result is the estimated computing power in the Single-Precision FP32 mode