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.

Apple A13 Bionic

Apple A12 Bionic

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: 2338 vs 1995
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5737 vs 5014

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	2338 vs 1995
PassMark - CPU mark	5737 vs 5014

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A12 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

1995

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5737

5014

Name	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	1995
PassMark - CPU mark	5737	5014

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
Essentials
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	1082	1260
Processor Number	APL1W85	APL1W81
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
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
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
Execution Units	16	16
Graphics base frequency	1230 MHz	1125 MHz
iGPU core count	4	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt