Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-13700TE

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i7-13700TE 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.

Apple A15 Bionic

Intel Core i7-13700TE

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
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3607 vs 3228

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607 vs 3228

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13700TE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
18 more threads: 24 vs 6
Around 49% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
1137.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
21.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 6 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23074 vs 9897

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23074 vs 9897

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13700TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3607

3228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9897

23074

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-13700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607	3228
PassMark - CPU mark	9897	23074

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-13700TE
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	368	360
Processor Number	APL1W07	i7-13700TE
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	6	24
Transistor count	15 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		30 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Execution Units	20	32
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0xA780
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.60 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 770
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2020C
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Turbo Boost 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)