Apple A14 Bionic vs Apple A13 Bionic

Comparative analysis of Apple A14 Bionic and Apple A13 Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A14 Bionic

Apple A13 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A14 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3394 vs 2338
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8559 vs 5737

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Oct 2020 vs 20 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3394 vs 2338
PassMark - CPU mark	8559 vs 5737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A14 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A13 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3394

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8559

5737

Name	Apple A14 Bionic	Apple A13 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	3394	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	8559	5737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A14 Bionic	Apple A13 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm	Lightning/Thunder
Launch date	23 Oct 2020	20 Sep 2019
OS Support	iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1	iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	526	1082
Processor Number	APL1W01	APL1W85
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.82 GHz	1.72 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.65 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	6
Transistor count	11.8 billion	8.5 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	16	16
Graphics base frequency	1278 MHz	1230 MHz
iGPU core count	4	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	6 Watt