Apple A15 Bionic
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
Apple A15 Bionic
VS
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple A15 Bionic and AMD Ryzen 3 3250U? 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 A15 Bionic
Name
Mobile
Segment
Apple A15
CPU group
Apple A series
Family
15
Generation
Apple A14 Bionic
Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Apple A15 Bionic or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.23 GHz
Frequency
2.60 GHz
6
CPU Cores
2
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
3.50 GHz
6
CPU Threads
4
no data
Turbo (2 Cores)
2.60 GHz
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
No turbo
Turbo (6 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
2x Avalanche
A core
4x Blizzard
B core
--
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 A15 Bionic or AMD Ryzen 3 3250U. 

Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU name
AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
1.80 GHz
GPU frequency
1.00 GHz
3.20 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
12
Generation
8
DirectX Version
12
5
Execution units
3
0
Shader
192
no data
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2018
8 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
no data
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1

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.

no data
Memory type
DDR4-2400
no data
Max. Memory
32 GB
no data
Memory channels
2
no data
ECC
Yes
no data
PCIe version
3.0
no data
PCIe lanes
8

Memory & PCIe

LPDDR4X-4266
Memory type
8 GB
Max. Memory
No
ECC
2
Memory channels

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.

no data
TDP
15 W
--
Tjunction max.
95 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
12 W
8.5 W
TDP (PL1)
--
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
4.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
14 nm
A15
Architecture
Dali (Zen+)
None
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
N/A
Socket
FP5
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2020
no data
Market price
ca. --$
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
4.00 MB
L2-Cache
1.00 MB
--
Part Number
individual

Devices using this processor

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

Apple iPad mini (6. Gen) Apple iPhone 13 mini Apple iPhone 13 Apple iPhone 13 Pro Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Used in
Notebooks HP, ACER, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Apple A15 Bionic
5.0 Out of 2 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 3 3250U