Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Core i3-7020U

Comparative analysis of Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Core i3-7020U 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

  • 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 14 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2327 vs 1322
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5702 vs 2583
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2327 vs 1322
PassMark - CPU mark 5702 vs 2583

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7020U

  • 8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7020U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2327
1322
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5702
2583
Name Apple A13 Bionic Intel Core i3-7020U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2327 1322
PassMark - CPU mark 5702 2583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 555
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1252
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5594
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3268
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5594

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A13 Bionic Intel Core i3-7020U

Essentials

Architecture codename Lightning/Thunder Kaby Lake
Launch date 20 Sep 2019 Q2'18
OS Support iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 1084 1079
Processor Number APL1W85 i3-7020U
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Series 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.72 GHz 2.30 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.65 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 6 4
Transistor count 8.5 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 1230 MHz 300 MHz
iGPU core count 4
Device ID 0x5916
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 620

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1356

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)