Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i5-8260U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i5-8260U 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.

Apple A12Z Bionic

Intel Core i5-8260U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 7398

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Mar 2020 vs 1 Oct 2019
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9365 vs 7398

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8260U

Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2226 vs 2202

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2226 vs 2202

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8260U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2226

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

7398

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i5-8260U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2226
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	7398

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i5-8260U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Coffee Lake
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	1 Oct 2019
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	1095	1112
Processor Number	APL1083	i5-8260U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$297
Series		8th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	1.60 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	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Device ID		0x3EA9
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 620
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.80 GHz
Package Size		46x24
Sockets supported		FCBGA1528
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		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)