AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Apple A8X

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Apple A8X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 Apple A8X
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Apple A series
• Generation
  1 8
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 1000 Apple A8/A8X
• Successor
  -- Apple A9X

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 vs Apple A8X 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
  3.50 GHz 1.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 3
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.70 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 3
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- 3x Typhoon

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Apple A8X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Apple A8X
• GPU frequency
  0.45 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8
• Shader
  256
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  5
• Technology
  20 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2014

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Apple A8X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Apple A8X 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 LPDDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  4 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Apple A8X.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 or Apple A8X? 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 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Apple A8X 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
  -- 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Summit Ridge (Zen) A8
• Technology
  14 nm 20 nm
• Socket
  AM4 N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2014

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Apple A8X.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPad Air 2