Apple A14 Bionic vs Intel Core i3-10100E

Comparative analysis of Apple A14 Bionic and Intel Core i3-10100E 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A14 Bionic

Intel Core i3-10100E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A14 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3395 vs 2333
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8542 vs 8365

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Oct 2020 vs 30 Apr 2020
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3395 vs 2333
PassMark - CPU mark	8542 vs 8365

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10100E

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
21.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 6 GB

Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A14 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-10100E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3395

2333

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8542

8365

Name	Apple A14 Bionic	Intel Core i3-10100E
PassMark - Single thread mark	3395	2333
PassMark - CPU mark	8542	8365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1952
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1952
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4738
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8006

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A14 Bionic	Intel Core i3-10100E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm	Comet Lake
Launch date	23 Oct 2020	30 Apr 2020
OS Support	iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	465	276
Processor Number	APL1W01	i3-10100E
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$125
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.82 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	11.8 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		6 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	6 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1278 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x9BC8
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1200
Thermal Solution		PCG2015C
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® 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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)