Apple A6 vs AMD EPYC 7702P

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A6		AMD EPYC 7702P
CPU comparison Apple A6 or AMD EPYC 7702P - 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 A6 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple A6 was released in Q3/2012. The AMD EPYC 7702P has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7702P was released in Q3/2019.

Apple A series (22)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Apple A6/A6X (2)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
6	Generation	2
A6	Architecture	Rome (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Apple A5	Predecessor	--
Apple A7	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A6 is 1.30 GHz while the AMD EPYC 7702P has 64 CPU cores and 128 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7702P is at 2.00 GHz (3.35 GHz).
Apple A6	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702P
2	Cores	64
2	Threads	128
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.30 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.35 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.50 GHz

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.
Apple A6	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Apple A6 or AMD EPYC 7702P 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.
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)	GPU	no iGPU
0.27 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
1	Max. displays
6	Compute units	--
48	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
10	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.
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)	GPU	no iGPU
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 Apple A6 can use up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7702P supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Apple A6	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702P
LPDDR2-1066	Memory	DDR4-3200
1 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
8.5 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	256.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	128
--	PCIe Bandwidth	252.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A6 is --, while the AMD EPYC 7702P has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Apple A6	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702P
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	200 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Apple A6 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7702P is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.
Apple A6	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702P
32 nm	Technology	7 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	SP3
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012	Release date	Q3/2019
--	Release price	7500 $

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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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	996 (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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	49035 (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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	1008 (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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	38494 (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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	1263 (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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	13611 (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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	391 (100%)

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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	18857 (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.


	Apple A6 PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz	68 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Apple A6 2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702P 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	62009 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A6	AMD EPYC 7702P
Apple iPhone 5 Apple iPhone 5C	Unknown

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