AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Apple A16 Bionic | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver 3050C or Apple A16 Bionic - 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 Athlon Silver 3050C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C was released in Q3/2020. The Apple A16 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A16 Bionic was released in Q3/2022. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3) | CPU group | Apple A16 (1) |
4 | Generation | 16 |
Dali (Zen) | Architecture | A16 |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
-- | Successor | Apple A17 Pro |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Apple A16 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A16 Bionic is at 3.46 GHz. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
2 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) | A-Core | 3.46 GHz 2x Everest |
-- | B-Core | 2.02 GHz 4x Sawtooth |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
-- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
-- | AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or Apple A16 Bionic 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. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) |
1.10 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.34 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
8 | GPU Generation | 13 |
14 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
3 | Max. displays | 3 |
3 | Compute units | 20 |
192 | Shader | 640 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Apple A16 Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR5-6400 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 20.00 MB |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 24.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
8 | PCIe lanes | -- |
7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 15 W, while the Apple A16 Bionic has a TDP of 7.25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7.25 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
25 W | TDP up | -- |
12 W | TDP down | -- |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Apple A16 Bionic is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 44.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Apple A16 Bionic |
14 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8.6-A (64 bit) |
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | -- |
FP5 | Socket | -- |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Operating systems | iOS | |
Q3/2020 | Release date | Q3/2022 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) @ 1.34 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Apple A16 Bionic |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 14 Pro Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max |