Apple A13 Bionic processor review

A13 Bionic processor released by Apple; release date: 20 Sep 2019. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Lightning/Thunder microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 6, threads - 6. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.65 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core), L2 - 8 MB (shared).

Supported memory types: LPDDR4X-4266. Maximum memory size: 4 GB.

Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 6 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4765

2318

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

154624

5676

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	2318
PassMark - CPU mark	5676

Integrated graphics – Apple A13 Bionic

Technical info
Core clock speed	1230 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	630 GFLOPS
Pipelines	4
Render output units	16

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Lightning/Thunder
Launch date	20 Sep 2019
OS Support	iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	994
Processor Number	APL1W85
Vertical segment	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.72 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm
Maximum frequency	2.65 GHz
Number of cores	6
Number of threads	6
Transistor count	8.5 billion

Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1230 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt