AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Apple A12X Bionic

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AMD Ryzen 5 3550H CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A12X Bionic
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Apple A12X Bionic

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H or Apple A12X 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 Ryzen 5 3550H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H was released in Q1/2019.

The Apple A12X Bionic has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.49 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A12X Bionic was released in Q3/2018.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD Ryzen 3000H (2) CPU group Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3)
2 Generation 12
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture A12
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A10X Fusion
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Apple A12X Bionic has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.49 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 2.49 GHz
4x Vortex
-- B-Core 1.59 GHz
4x Tempest

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 Ryzen 5 3550H Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Apple A12X
1.40 GHz GPU frequency 1.13 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 1
8 Compute units 28
512 Shader 448
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
12 DirectX Version --

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 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU Apple A12X
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 & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A12X Bionic can connect up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
32 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Apple A12X Bionic is 15 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Apple A12X Bionic cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Characteristic Apple A12X Bionic
12 nm Technology 7 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 --
FP5 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q1/2019 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H (73%)
Apple A12X Bionic (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H (66%)
Apple A12X Bionic (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
770 (69%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
1124 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2842 (60%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4718 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1021 (76%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
1341 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3127 (66%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4745 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.40 GHz
1434 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
Apple A12X @ 1.13 GHz
1008 (70%)

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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7903 (72%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
10921 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
991 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4539 (100%)

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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
360 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1660 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
713640 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
518.9 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
386 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1869 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
141 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
742 (100%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
5 (100%)

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