Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A13 Bionic

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Apple A13 Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A13 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 2338
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11002 vs 5737

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Sep 2022 vs 20 Sep 2019
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.65 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 8 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044 vs 2338
PassMark - CPU mark	11002 vs 5737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Apple A13 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4044

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11002

5737

Name	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A13 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	11002	5737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A16 Bionic	Apple A13 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Everest/Sawtooth	Lightning/Thunder
Launch date	7 Sep 2022	20 Sep 2019
OS Support	iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1	iOS 13.0, iPadOS 13.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	260	1082
Processor Number	APL1W10	APL1W85
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	1.72 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.65 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	6
Transistor count	16 billion	8.5 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR4X-4266
Graphics
Execution Units	20	16
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	1230 MHz
iGPU core count	5	4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		6 Watt