Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-10610U

Comparative analysis of Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Core i7-10610U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2318 vs 2274
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 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 2274

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10610U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 85% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
  • 227.6x 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
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6723 vs 5677
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 May 2020 vs 20 Sep 2019
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6723 vs 5677

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10610U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2318
2274
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5677
6723
Name Apple A13 Bionic Intel Core i7-10610U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2318 2274
PassMark - CPU mark 5677 6723

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A13 Bionic Intel Core i7-10610U

Essentials

Architecture codename Lightning/Thunder Comet Lake
Launch date 20 Sep 2019 13 May 2020
OS Support iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 994 1005
Processor Number APL1W85 i7-10610U
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $409
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.72 GHz 1.80 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.65 GHz 4.90 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 8
Transistor count 8.5 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933

Graphics

Execution Units 16 24
Graphics base frequency 1230 MHz 300 MHz
iGPU core count 4
Device ID 0x9B41,0x9BCC
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
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 10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.30 GHz
Package Size 46mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1528

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 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

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)
Secure Boot

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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)