Apple A5 | AMD Athlon Gold 3150C | |
CPU comparisonApple A5 or AMD Athlon Gold 3150C - 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 Apple A5 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 was released in Q1/2011. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C was released in Q3/2020. |
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Apple A series (22) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
Apple A5/A5X (2) | CPU group | AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2) |
5 | Generation | 4 |
A5 | Architecture | Dali (Zen) |
Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
Apple A6 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A5 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz). |
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Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150C |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.30 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.40 GHz |
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. |
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PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 1.10 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
-- | GPU Generation | 8 |
32 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
1 | Max. displays | 3 |
4 | Compute units | 3 |
32 | Shader | 192 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
10 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (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 & PCIeThe Apple A5 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150C can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150C |
LPDDR2-800 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
1 GB | Max. Memory | 32 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
6.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 8 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A5 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C is 15 W. |
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Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150C |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 25 W |
-- | TDP down | 12 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe Apple A5 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon Gold 3150C cache has a total of 5.00 MB. |
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Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150C |
32 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
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 | |
Q1/2011 | Release date | Q3/2020 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A5
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150C
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Apple A5 | AMD Athlon Gold 3150C |
Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2 |
Unknown |