Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i5-8269U
Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i5-8269U 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 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
- 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
- Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 7111
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 25 Mar 2020 vs 3 April 2018 |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 28 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9365 vs 7111 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8269U
- Around 69% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
- 256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2377 vs 2202
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 4.20 GHz vs 2.49 GHz |
L1 cache | 256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB vs 16 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2377 vs 2202 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8269U
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Apple A12Z Bionic | Intel Core i5-8269U |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2202 | 2377 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9365 | 7111 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2999 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2999 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1199 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1199 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple A12Z Bionic | Intel Core i5-8269U | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Vortex/Tempest/Chinook | Coffee Lake |
Launch date | 25 Mar 2020 | 3 April 2018 |
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 | 1095 |
Processor Number | APL1083 | i5-8269U |
Vertical segment | Mobile | Mobile |
Series | 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1.59 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.49 GHz | 4.20 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Number of threads | 8 | 8 |
Transistor count | 10 billion | |
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 4 GT/s OPI | |
Die size | 123 mm | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 37.5 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 32 GB |
Supported memory types | LPDDR4X-4266 | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 32 | |
Graphics base frequency | 1125 MHz | 300 MHz |
Graphics max frequency | 8 | |
Device ID | 0x3EA5 | |
eDRAM | 128 MB | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 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® Iris® Plus Graphics 655 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Configurable TDP-down | 20 W | |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 46x24 | |
Sockets supported | FCBGA1528 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics image quality |
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4K resolution support | ||
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@30Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® My WiFi technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Speed Shift technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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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) |