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.

 

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 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 7322
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 7322

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: 2284 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 2284 vs 2202

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2202
2284
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9365
7322
Name Apple A12Z Bionic Intel Core i5-9300HF
PassMark - Single thread mark 2202 2284
PassMark - CPU mark 9365 7322

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 1086 1077
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)