Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i3-N305

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i3-N305 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 i3-N305

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2146

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2146

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N305

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 53% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
768x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9790 vs 9365

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 25 Mar 2020
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9790 vs 9365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-N305

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2146

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

9790

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i3-N305
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2146
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	9790

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i3-N305
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Alder Lake-N
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	3 Jan 2023
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	1120
Processor Number	APL1083	i3-N305
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Series		Intel Core i3 Processor N-series
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s
Supported memory frequency		4800 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	32	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Device ID		0x46D0
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1264
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		9
USB revision		2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)