Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core i3-8130U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core i3-8130U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A12 Bionic

Intel Core i3-8130U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1979 vs 1890
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4949 vs 3556

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Sep 2018 vs 15 February 2018
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979 vs 1890
PassMark - CPU mark	4949 vs 3556

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8130U

Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8130U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1979

1890

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4949

3556

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i3-8130U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1979	1890
PassMark - CPU mark	4949	3556
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1680
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3902
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1419
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3902

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i3-8130U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Kaby Lake
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	15 February 2018
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1175	1171
Processor Number	APL1W81	i3-8130U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$281
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.33
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	6.9 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x5917
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1356
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)