Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i5-1335U

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i5-1335U 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 A15 Bionic

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 1258291.2x 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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3598 vs 3413
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache 12 MB (shared) vs 1.25MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3598 vs 3413

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1335U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 6 more threads: 12 vs 6
  • Around 42% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
  • 711.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14737 vs 9902
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 12 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 14737 vs 9902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1335U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3598
3413
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9902
14737
Name Apple A15 Bionic Intel Core i5-1335U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3598 3413
PassMark - CPU mark 9902 14737

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A15 Bionic Intel Core i5-1335U

Essentials

Architecture codename Avalanche/Blizzard Raptor Lake
Launch date 14 Sep 2021 4 Jan 2023
OS Support iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 451 464
Processor Number APL1W07 i5-1335U
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $340
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB (shared) 1.25MB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 3.23 GHz 4.60 GHz
Number of cores 6 10
Number of threads 6 12
Transistor count 15 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache 12MB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s

Graphics

Execution Units 20 80
Graphics base frequency 1338 MHz
iGPU core count 5
Device ID 0xA7A1
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt
Package Size 50mm x25mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1744

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)