Apple A4 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314

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Apple A4 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
Apple A4 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A4 and the AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple A4 1 core processor released in Q2/2010 with the AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.
Apple A series (22) Family AMD Ryzen Embedded R (9)
Apple A4 (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 (4)
4 Generation 2
A4 Architecture Zen+
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A4 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz). The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Apple A4 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
1 Cores 4
1 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.80 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
1.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

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.
Apple A4 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
PowerVR SGX535 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
65nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 6
2 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12

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.
PowerVR SGX535 GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Apple A4, while the AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.
Apple A4 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.51 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple A4 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Apple A4 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 35 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Apple A4 has 0.51 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.
Apple A4 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
45 nm Technology 12 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
-- Socket FP5
None Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2010 Release date Q2/2022
-- Release price --
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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.
Apple A4 Apple A4
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
922 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A4 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2314
Apple iPhone 4 Unknown

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