Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i5-7260U

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i5-7260U 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A15 Bionic

Intel Core i5-7260U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
24x 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 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3607 vs 1987
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9897 vs 3984

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Sep 2021 vs 3 January 2017
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607 vs 1987
PassMark - CPU mark	9897 vs 3984

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7260U

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
113.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 6 GB

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7260U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3607

1987

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9897

3984

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i5-7260U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607	1987
PassMark - CPU mark	9897	3984
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		901
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2005
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		5267
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		9082
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		5267
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		9082

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i5-7260U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Kaby Lake
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	3 January 2017
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	368	372
Processor Number	APL1W07	i5-7260U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$304
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	15 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0x5926
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Graphics max frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42x24x1.3
Sockets supported		FCBGA1356
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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 (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)