Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Comparative analysis of Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Core i3-1005G1 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A13 Bionic

Intel Core i3-1005G1

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2318 vs 2197
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5676 vs 4946

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2019 vs 1 Aug 2019
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2318 vs 2197
PassMark - CPU mark	5676 vs 4946

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1005G1

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
142.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 4 GB

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1005G1

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2318

2197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5676

4946

Name	Apple A13 Bionic	Intel Core i3-1005G1
PassMark - Single thread mark	2318	2197
PassMark - CPU mark	5676	4946
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		23.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		291.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		19.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		28.682
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4059
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4059

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A13 Bionic	Intel Core i3-1005G1
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lightning/Thunder	Ice Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2019	1 Aug 2019
OS Support	iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	993	1067
Processor Number	APL1W85	i3-1005G1
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		Core i3
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Performance
Base frequency	1.72 GHz	1.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	2.65 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	8.5 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	55.63 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1230 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x8A56
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		13 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		900 MHz
Sockets supported		FCBGA1526
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		5120 x 3200
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096 x 2304
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		3.0
USB revision		3.2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
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)