Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core i5-4310M

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core i5-4310M 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 i5-4310M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 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 22 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1995 vs 1790
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5012 vs 3070

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Sep 2018 vs 19 January 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995 vs 1790
PassMark - CPU mark	5012 vs 3070

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4310M

Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
170.7x 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	128 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 i5-4310M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1995

1790

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5012

3070

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i5-4310M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995	1790
PassMark - CPU mark	5012	3070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		716
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1547
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1004
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2793
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4404
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1004
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2793
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4404

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i5-4310M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Haswell
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	19 January 2014
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1259	1242
Processor Number	APL1W81	i5-4310M
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	6.9 billion	960 Million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	400 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x416
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported		rPGA
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)