Apple A7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Last updated: 2024-04-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A7		AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
CPU comparison Apple A7 or AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - 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 Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H was released in Q1/2022.

Apple A series (22)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Apple A7 (1)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
7	Generation	5
A7	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
Apple A6	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
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 Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.40 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.80 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 A7	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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	AMD Radeon 660M
0.45 GHz	GPU frequency	1.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
28 nm	Technology	6 nm
2	Max. displays	3
16	Compute units	6
128	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
10	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 G6430	GPU	AMD Radeon 660M
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	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Apple A7 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
LPDDR3-1333	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
1 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	3.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
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 Ryzen 5 6600H is 45 W.
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	54 W
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Apple A7 has a 5.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H cache has a total of 19.00 MB.
Apple A7	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
28 nm	Technology	6 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
--	Socket	FP7
None	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Apple A7 (19%)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Apple A7 (7%)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (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 (19%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1472 (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 (7%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8054 (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 (8%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459 (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 Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1886 (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 Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8063 (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 Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	19080 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A7	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
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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