Apple A12X Bionic vs Intel Core i5-6500TE

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and Intel Core i5-6500TE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2655 vs 1837
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11046 vs 4772
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2655 vs 1837
PassMark - CPU mark 11046 vs 4772

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6500TE

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
  • 10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500TE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2655
1837
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11046
4772
Name Apple A12X Bionic Intel Core i5-6500TE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2655 1837
PassMark - CPU mark 11046 4772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 741
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2176
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7031
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7031

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A12X Bionic Intel Core i5-6500TE

Essentials

Architecture codename Vortex/Tempest/Chinook Skylake
Launch date 7 Nov 2018 Q4'15
OS Support iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating 844 828
Processor Number APL1083 i5-6500TE
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.59 GHz 2.30 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.49 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
Transistor count 10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.2 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Execution Units 28
Graphics base frequency 1125 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max frequency 7
Device ID 0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

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 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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)
Secure Boot

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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)