AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Apple A13 Bionic

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AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A13 Bionic
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Apple A13 Bionic

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme or Apple A13 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 Z1 Extreme has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme was released in Q2/2023.

The Apple A13 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.65 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A13 Bionic was released in Q3/2019.
AMD Ryzen Z1 (2) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Apple A13 (1)
6 Generation 13
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture A13 (Lightning / Thunder)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A12 Bionic
-- Successor Apple A14 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme is 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the Apple A13 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A13 Bionic is at 2.65 GHz.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
8 Cores 6
16 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz)
8x Zen 4
A-Core 2.65 GHz
2x Lightning
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Thunder

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 Z1 Extreme Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 8 Neural cores @ 6 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme or Apple A13 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.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU Apple A13
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 1.35 GHz
2.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation 10
4 nm Technology 7 nm
4 Max. displays 1
12 Compute units 16
768 Shader 256
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 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 780M GPU Apple A13
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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The Apple A13 Bionic supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
256 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme is 28 W, while the Apple A13 Bionic has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
30 W TDP up --
15 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme is manufactured in 4 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The Apple A13 Bionic is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions --
FP8 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q2/2023 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic (70%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic (30%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1917 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
1336 (70%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9977 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
3429 (34%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
1710 (70%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
3599 (34%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A13 @ 1.35 GHz
691 (16%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
25566 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
5368 (21%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1807 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
14798 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
648406 (100%)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
523650 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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 Z1 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Apple A13 Bionic
ASUS ROG Ally Apple iPhone 11
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE

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