Apple A7 vs AMD FX-8350

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A7		AMD FX-8350
CPU comparison Apple A7 or AMD FX-8350 - 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 A7 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A7 was released in Q3/2013. The AMD FX-8350 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-8350 was released in Q4/2012.

Apple A series (22)	Family	AMD FX (30)
Apple A7 (1)	CPU group	AMD FX-8000 (11)
7	Generation	2
A7	Architecture	Vishera (Bulldozer)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Apple A6	Predecessor	--
Apple A8	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A7 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The AMD FX-8350 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
2	Cores	8
2	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.40 GHz	Frequency	4.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.10 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 A7	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

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.
PowerVR G6430	GPU	no iGPU
0.45 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
16	Compute units	--
128	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 G6430	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 A7 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD FX-8350 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
LPDDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1866
1 GB	Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
--	PCIe version	--
--	PCIe lanes	--
--	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A7 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD FX-8350 is 125 W.
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Apple A7 has a 5.00 MB cache, while the AMD FX-8350 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
28 nm	Technology	32 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
--	Socket	AM3+
None	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q4/2012
--	Release price	170 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Apple A7 (49%)

AMD FX-8350 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Apple A7 (19%)

AMD FX-8350 (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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	278 (49%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	573 (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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	528 (19%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2777 (100%)

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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	579 (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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	3803 (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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	576 (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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2361 (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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	209 (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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1298 (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 A7 PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz	115 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	45 (100%)

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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	5992 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	691.3 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	241 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1543 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	96 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	665 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A7	AMD FX-8350
Apple iPhone 6 Apple iPhone 6 Plus Apple iPad Mini 4 Apple TV HD Apple HomePod Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)	Unknown

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