Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-10810U

Comparative analysis of Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Core i7-10810U 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.

Apple A13 Bionic

Intel Core i7-10810U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

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: 2330 vs 2281

Specifications (specs)
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	2330 vs 2281

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10810U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
6 more threads: 12 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 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8162 vs 5716

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 May 2020 vs 20 Sep 2019
Number of threads	12 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	8162 vs 5716

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10810U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2330

2281

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5716

8162

Name	Apple A13 Bionic	Intel Core i7-10810U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2330	2281
PassMark - CPU mark	5716	8162

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A13 Bionic	Intel Core i7-10810U
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	1079	1068
Processor Number	APL1W85	i7-10810U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$443
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.72 GHz	1.10 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	6
Number of threads	6	12
Transistor count	8.5 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
L3 cache		12 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		0x9BCA,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		12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 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)