AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Apple A12X Bionic

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Apple A12X Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Apple A12X Bionic
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Apple A series
• Generation
  4 12
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000 Apple A12/A12X/A12Z
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Apple A10X Fusion

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Apple A12X 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
  3.40 GHz 1.59 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.90 GHz 2.49 GHz
• CPU Threads
  32 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Vortex
• B core
  -- 4x Tempest

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Apple A12X 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 A12X
• GPU frequency
  -- 1.59 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 2.49 GHz
• Execution units
  -- 7
• Shader
  -- 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 6 GB
• Max. displays
  -- 2
• Generation
  -- 9
• DirectX Version
  --
• Technology
  -- 7 nm
• Release date
  -- Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Apple A12X 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 No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Apple A12X 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
  DDR4-3200 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Apple A12X Bionic.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or Apple A12X 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)
  105 W 15 W
• TDP (PL2)
  142 W --
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Apple A12X 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
  8.00 MB 8.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  64.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Vermeer (Zen 3) A12
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  AM4 N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2020 Q3/2018

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Apple A12X Bionic.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPad Pro 2018