AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Apple A8

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Apple A8 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Apple A8
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Apple A series
• Generation
  4 8
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000G Apple A8/A8X
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Apple A7
• Successor
  -- Apple A9

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Apple A8 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
  3.90 GHz 1.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.40 GHz 1.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  12 2
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- 2x Typhoon

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Apple A8 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir) Apple A8
• GPU frequency
  1.90 GHz 0.53 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  7 4
• Shader
  448 128
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  3 1
• Generation
  9 5
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm 20 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q3/2014

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Apple A8. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Apple A8 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
  DDR4-3200 LPDDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 2 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  24

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Apple A8.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 5600G or Apple A8? 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 5 W
• TDP down
  45 W --
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Apple A8 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
  3.00 MB 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  16.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cezanne (Zen 3) A8
• Technology
  7 nm 20 nm
• Socket
  AM4 N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q3/2014

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Apple A8.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPhone 6Apple iPhone 6 PlusApple iPad Mini 4Apple TV HDApple HomePodApple iPod touch (6. Gen)