Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i3-7020U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i3-7020U 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 A12Z Bionic

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1321
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 2582
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2202 vs 1321
PassMark - CPU mark 9365 vs 2582

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7020U

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7020U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2202
1321
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9365
2582
Name Apple A12Z Bionic Intel Core i3-7020U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2202 1321
PassMark - CPU mark 9365 2582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 555
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5594
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5594

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A12Z Bionic Intel Core i3-7020U

Essentials

Architecture codename Vortex/Tempest/Chinook Kaby Lake
Launch date 25 Mar 2020 Q2'18
OS Support iPadOS 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating 1088 1081
Processor Number APL1083 i3-7020U
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 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
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 8 4
Transistor count 10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.2 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 1125 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 8
Device ID 0x5916
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 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 620

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1356

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 12
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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)

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® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)