Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core i5-10300H

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core i5-10300H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Apple A12 Bionic

Intel Core i5-10300H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 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
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Number of cores	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 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10300H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 81% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 4 GB
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2569 vs 1978
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8424 vs 4944

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2020 vs 21 Sep 2018
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569 vs 1978
PassMark - CPU mark	8424 vs 4944

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10300H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1978

2569

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4944

8424

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i5-10300H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1978	2569
PassMark - CPU mark	4944	8424
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2972

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i5-10300H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Comet Lake
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	16 Mar 2020
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1179	1164
Processor Number	APL1W81	i5-10300H
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.50 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	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	6.9 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)