AMD EPYC 7532 vs Apple A7

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AMD EPYC 7532 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A7
AMD EPYC 7532 Apple A7

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7532 or Apple A7 - 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 EPYC 7532 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7532 was released in Q1/2020.

The Apple A7 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A7 was released in Q3/2013.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24) CPU group Apple A7 (1)
2 Generation 7
Rome (Zen 2) Architecture A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A6
-- Successor Apple A8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7532 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7532 is 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz) while the Apple A7 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A7 is at 1.40 GHz.

AMD EPYC 7532 Characteristic Apple A7
32 Cores 2
64 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 7532 Characteristic Apple A7
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7532 or Apple A7 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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR G6430
GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR G6430
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7532 can use up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Apple A7 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7532 Characteristic Apple A7
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1333
Max. Memory 1 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
256.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7532 is 200 W, while the Apple A7 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7532 Characteristic Apple A7
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7532 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 256.00 MB cache. The Apple A7 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7532 Characteristic Apple A7
7 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
SP3 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q1/2020 Release date Q3/2013
3600 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7532 (100%)
Apple A7 (27%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7532 (100%)
Apple A7 (2%)

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 EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
1049 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278 (27%)

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 EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.90 GHz
24679 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
528 (2%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
1246 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.90 GHz
12846 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
386 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz
115 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7532 AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.90 GHz
54674 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7532 Apple A7
Unknown Apple iPhone 6
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple iPad Mini 4
Apple TV HD
Apple HomePod
Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)

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