Apple A10 Fusion vs Apple A13 Bionic

Comparative analysis of Apple A10 Fusion and Apple A13 Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A10 Fusion

Apple A13 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.65 GHz vs 2.34 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 16 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB

Launch date	20 Sep 2019 vs 7 Sep 2016
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.65 GHz vs 2.34 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 16 nm
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 3 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A10 Fusion
CPU 2: Apple A13 Bionic

Name	Apple A10 Fusion	Apple A13 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark		2338
PassMark - CPU mark		5737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A10 Fusion	Apple A13 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hurricane/Zephyr	Lightning/Thunder
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	20 Sep 2019
OS Support	iOS 10.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2	iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	not rated	1082
Processor Number	APL1021	APL1W85
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.09 GHz	1.72 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	2.34 GHz	2.65 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	6
Transistor count	3.3 billion	8.5 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	24	16
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz	1230 MHz
iGPU core count	6	4
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		6 Watt