Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i5-9300HF

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i5-9300HF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12Z Bionic

Intel Core i5-9300HF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 10 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
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 7350

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Mar 2020 vs 30 Apr 2019
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 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9365 vs 7350

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9300HF

Around 65% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 16 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2286 vs 2202

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2286 vs 2202

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9300HF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2286

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

7350

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i5-9300HF
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2286
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	7350

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i5-9300HF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Coffee Lake
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	30 Apr 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	998	984
Processor Number	APL1083	i5-9300HF
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Series		9th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.40 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	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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 AVX
Intel 64
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)