AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] vs Apple A15 Bionic

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Apple A15 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] Apple A15 Bionic
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Apple A series
• Generation
  2 15
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 2000 Apple A15
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A14 Bionic

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] vs Apple A15 Bionic by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.10 GHz 3.23 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.40 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 2x Avalanche
• B core
  -- 4x Blizzard

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Apple A15 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
• GPU frequency
  1.80 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 3.20 GHz
• Execution units
  5
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  12
• Technology
  5 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2021

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Apple A15 Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Apple A15 Bionic you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 8 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Apple A15 Bionic.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] or Apple A15 Bionic? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 8.5 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Apple A15 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  -- 4.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) A15
• Technology
  12 nm 5 nm
• Socket
  AM4 N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2021

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] and Apple A15 Bionic.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPad mini (6. Gen)Apple iPhone 13 miniApple iPhone 13Apple iPhone 13 ProApple iPhone 13 Pro Max