Apple A9X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845

Let's find out which one of Apple A9X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A9X AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series AMD Ryzen 5
• Generation
  9 4
• CPU group
  Apple A9/A9X AMD Ryzen 5000U
• Predecessor
  Apple A8X --
• Successor
  Apple A10X Fusion --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A9X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 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
  2.16 GHz 3.40 GHz
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A9X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A9X no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  12
• Shader
  384
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  6
• Technology
  16 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A9X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845. 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
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between Apple A9X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 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
  LPDDR4-3200 LPDDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  4 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A9X or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845? 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)
  8 W 65 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A9X and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB 4.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 32.00 MB
• Architecture
  A9 Cezanne (Zen 3)
• Technology
  16 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  N/A AM4 (LGA 1331)
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q3/2022
• Part Number
  -- 100-000000832