AMD 3015e vs Apple A5X

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AMD 3015e CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A5X
AMD 3015e Apple A5X

CPU comparison

AMD 3015e or Apple A5X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD 3015e has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD 3015e was released in Q3/2020.

The Apple A5X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A5X was released in Q1/2011.
AMD E (23) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD 3000e/Ce (3) CPU group Apple A5/A5X (2)
4 Generation 5
Dali (Zen) Architecture A5
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Apple A6X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD 3015e has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD 3015e is 1.20 GHz (2.30 GHz) while the Apple A5X has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A5X is at 1.00 GHz.

AMD 3015e Characteristic Apple A5X
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
2.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
1.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD 3015e Characteristic Apple A5X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD 3015e or Apple A5X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 45 nm
3 Max. displays 1
3 Compute units 8
192 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD 3015e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Apple A5X supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

AMD 3015e Characteristic Apple A5X
DDR4-1600 Memory LPDDR2-800
16 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD 3015e is 6 W, while the Apple A5X has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD 3015e Characteristic Apple A5X
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD 3015e is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Apple A5X is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

AMD 3015e Characteristic Apple A5X
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
FT5 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems iOS
Q3/2020 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (100%)
Apple A5X Apple A5X
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz
26 (11%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
528 (100%)
Apple A5X Apple A5X
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD 3015e AMD 3015e
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
974 (100%)
Apple A5X Apple A5X
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD 3015e Apple A5X
Unknown Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen)

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