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).

Apple A12X Bionic

Intel Core i5-6500TE

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 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2653 vs 1837
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11044 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	2653 vs 1837
PassMark - CPU mark	11044 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

2653

1837

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11044

4772

Name	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Core i5-6500TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653	1837
PassMark - CPU mark	11044	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	843	829
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)