AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I vs Apple A5

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AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A5
AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I Apple A5

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I or Apple A5 - 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 Embedded V3C18I has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I was released in Q3/2022.

The Apple A5 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 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 was released in Q1/2011.
AMD Ryzen Embedded V (16) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 (5) CPU group Apple A5/A5X (2)
3 Generation 5
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture A5
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 Predecessor --
-- Successor Apple A6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (3.80 GHz). The Apple A5 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I Characteristic Apple A5
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 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 Ryzen Embedded V3C18I Characteristic Apple A5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 32
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 SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)
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 Ryzen Embedded V3C18I supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I Characteristic Apple A5
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR2-800
64 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Apple A5 is --.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I Characteristic Apple A5
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Apple A5 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I Characteristic Apple A5
6 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions --
FP7r2 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q3/2022 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price --
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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 Embedded V3C18I AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
496 (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 Embedded V3C18I AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
267 (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 Embedded V3C18I AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5 Apple A5
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz
13 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I Apple A5
Unknown Apple iPhone 4S
Apple iPad 2

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