Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i9-13900H

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i9-13900H 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 i9-13900H

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
7.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 67% higher clock speed: 5.40 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
995.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3868 vs 3607
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29224 vs 9897

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 14 Sep 2021
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3868 vs 3607
PassMark - CPU mark	29224 vs 9897

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3607

3868

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9897

29224

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i9-13900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607	3868
PassMark - CPU mark	9897	29224
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8124

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i9-13900H
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	378
Processor Number	APL1W07	i9-13900H
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$196
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	28 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	5.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	6	20
Transistor count	15 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		24 MB
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	96
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0xA7A0
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.50 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	45 Watt
Package Size		50 mm x 25 mm
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		28
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)