Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A12 Bionic
Comparative analysis of Apple A13 Bionic and Apple A12 Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic
- CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.65 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2317 vs 1978
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5674 vs 4942
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 20 Sep 2019 vs 21 Sep 2018 |
Maximum frequency | 2.65 GHz vs 2.49 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2317 vs 1978 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5674 vs 4942 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A12 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A12 Bionic |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2317 | 1978 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5674 | 4942 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A12 Bionic | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Lightning/Thunder | Vortex/Tempest |
Launch date | 20 Sep 2019 | 21 Sep 2018 |
OS Support | iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1 | iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2 |
Place in performance rating | 997 | 1177 |
Processor Number | APL1W85 | APL1W81 |
Vertical segment | Mobile | Mobile |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1.72 GHz | 1.59 GHz |
L1 cache | 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) | 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.65 GHz | 2.49 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 6 |
Number of threads | 6 | 6 |
Transistor count | 8.5 billion | 6.9 billion |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Supported memory types | LPDDR4X-4266 | LPDDR4X-4266 |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 16 | 16 |
Graphics base frequency | 1230 MHz | 1125 MHz |
iGPU core count | 4 | 4 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 6 Watt | 6 Watt |