Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-9700TE

Comparative analysis of Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Core i7-9700TE 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

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2319 vs 2201
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2319 vs 2201

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700TE

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
  • 455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10280 vs 5680
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 10280 vs 5680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700TE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2319
2201
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5680
10280
Name Apple A13 Bionic Intel Core i7-9700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2319 2201
PassMark - CPU mark 5680 10280

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A13 Bionic Intel Core i7-9700TE

Essentials

Architecture codename Lightning/Thunder Coffee Lake
Launch date 20 Sep 2019 Q2'19
OS Support iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 994 985
Processor Number APL1W85 i7-9700TE
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Launch price (MSRP) $323
Series 9th 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) 512 KB
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 2.65 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 6 8
Transistor count 8.5 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L3 cache 12 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 4 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-2666

Graphics

Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 1230 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 4
Device ID 0x3E98
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151

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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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)
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)