Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-10700

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i7-10700 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Apple A15 Bionic

Intel Core i7-10700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
6x 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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3593 vs 2897

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Sep 2021 vs 27 May 2020
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593 vs 2897

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 49% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.23 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
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16234 vs 9899

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16234 vs 9899

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3593

2897

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9899

16234

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-10700
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593	2897
PassMark - CPU mark	9899	16234
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2034
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2034
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		6970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		6970
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		11748
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		11748
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6846

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-10700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Comet Lake
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	27 May 2020
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	424	64
Processor Number	APL1W07	i7-10700
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$323
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	16
Transistor count	15 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0x9BC5
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 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		LGA 1200
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C
Graphics interfaces
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)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)