Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-9850H

Comparative analysis of Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Core i7-9850H 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.

Apple A13 Bionic

Intel Core i7-9850H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A13 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	20 Sep 2019 vs 23 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9850H

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 74% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
341.3x 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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 2318
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11123 vs 5677

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 2318
PassMark - CPU mark	11123 vs 5677

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A13 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9850H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2318

2499

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5677

11123

Name	Apple A13 Bionic	Intel Core i7-9850H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2318	2499
PassMark - CPU mark	5677	11123
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1108
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4809

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A13 Bionic	Intel Core i7-9850H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lightning/Thunder	Coffee Lake
Launch date	20 Sep 2019	23 April 2019
OS Support	iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	994	1121
Processor Number	APL1W85	i7-9850H
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Family		Core i7
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Series		i7-9000
Performance
Base frequency	1.72 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.65 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	12
Transistor count	8.5 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		12 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1230 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x3E9B
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		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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® 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)