Apple A12X Bionic vs Intel Core i3-4012Y

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and Intel Core i3-4012Y 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 A12X Bionic

Intel Core i3-4012Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 66% higher clock speed: 2.49 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
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
3.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2660 vs 726
8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11089 vs 1278

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Nov 2018 vs 1 September 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2660 vs 726
PassMark - CPU mark	11089 vs 1278

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4012Y

128x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 6 GB
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 6 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11.5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4012Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2660

726

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11089

1278

Name	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Core i3-4012Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2660	726
PassMark - CPU mark	11089	1278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		129.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.973
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2823
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2823
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3341

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Core i3-4012Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Haswell
Launch date	7 Nov 2018	1 September 2013
OS Support	iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	836	846
Processor Number	APL1083	i3-4012Y
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	1.50 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	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		3 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	28
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	7	850 MHz
Device ID		0x402
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	11.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4.5 W
Sockets supported		FCBGA1168
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2561x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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)