AMD Epyc 7642 vs Apple A14 Bionic

Let's find out which one of AMD Epyc 7642 and Apple A14 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Epyc 7642 Apple A14 Bionic
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Epyc Apple A series
• Generation
  2 14
• CPU group
  AMD Epyc 7002 Apple A14
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A13 Bionic
• Successor
  AMD Epyc 7643 Apple A15 Bionic

In this block we are going to compare AMD Epyc 7642 vs Apple A14 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
  2.30 GHz 3.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  48 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.30 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  96 6
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 2x Firestorm
• B core
  -- 4x Icestorm

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Epyc 7642 and Apple A14 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 A14
• GPU frequency
  1.80 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 3.01 GHz
• Execution units
  4
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  11
• Technology
  5 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Epyc 7642 and Apple A14 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 Epyc 7642 and Apple A14 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
  6 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  8 2
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  128

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Epyc 7642 and Apple A14 Bionic.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Epyc 7642 or Apple A14 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)
  225 W 7 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Epyc 7642 and Apple A14 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
  256.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Rome (Zen 2) A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm)
• Technology
  7 nm 5 nm
• Socket
  SP3 N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q3/2020

List of devices based on AMD Epyc 7642 and Apple A14 Bionic.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPhone 12 miniApple iPhone 12Apple iPhone 12 ProApple iPhone 12 Pro MaxApple iPad Air (4. Gen)