Apple A10X Fusion
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Apple A10X Fusion
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple A10X Fusion and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Apple A10X Fusion
Name
Mobile
Segment
Apple A10/A10X
CPU group
Apple A series
Family
10
Generation
Apple A9X
Predecessor
Apple A12Z Bionic
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Apple A10X Fusion or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

1.30 GHz
Frequency
2.10 GHz
6
CPU Cores
6
2.38 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.00 GHz
6
CPU Threads
12
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
2.38 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)
3.40 GHz
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
normal
3x Hurricane
A core
0x
3x Zephyr
B core
0x
--
C core

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Apple A10X Fusion or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. 

Apple A10X
GPU name
AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
0.90 GHz
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
7
Generation
9
DirectX Version
12
12
Execution units
7
384
Shader
448
no data
Max. Memory
2 GB
1
Max. displays
3
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
Q2/2017
Release date
Q1/2020
4 GB
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

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

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
3 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
PCIe version
3.0
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

No
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

--
Tjunction max.
105 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
10 W
8 W
TDP (PL1)
15 W
--
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

--
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
A10
Architecture
Lucienne (Zen 2)
None
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
N/A
Socket
FP6
Q2/2017
Release date
Q1/2021
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
8.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Apple iPad Pro (2. Gen) Apple TV 4K
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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