Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-10700K

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

Apple A15 Bionic

Intel Core i7-10700K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

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
20.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3593 vs 3044

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593 vs 3044

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10700K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 58% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
910.2x 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 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18657 vs 9899

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18657 vs 9899

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3593

3044

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9899

18657

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-10700K
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593	3044
PassMark - CPU mark	9899	18657
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7263

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-10700K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Comet Lake
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	Q2'20
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	424	689
Processor Number	APL1W07	i7-10700K
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$374 - $387
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	3.80 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	5.10 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	125 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		95 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		3.50 GHz
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1200
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D
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)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)