Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Core i5-13500TE

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Core i5-13500TE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4068 vs 3705
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4068 vs 3705

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13500TE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
  • 14 more threads: 20 vs 6
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
  • 995.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% 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
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21384 vs 11054
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 7 Sep 2022
Number of cores 14 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
L1 cache 1120 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 17.5 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 21384 vs 11054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13500TE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4068
3705
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11054
21384
Name Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i5-13500TE
PassMark - Single thread mark 4068 3705
PassMark - CPU mark 11054 21384

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i5-13500TE

Essentials

Architecture codename Everest/Sawtooth Raptor Lake
Launch date 7 Sep 2022 4 Jan 2023
OS Support iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 278 288
Processor Number APL1W10 i5-13500TE
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz 1.30 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 1120 KB
L2 cache 16 MB (shared) 17.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 6 14
Number of threads 6 20
Transistor count 16 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache 24 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

Graphics

Execution Units 20 32
Graphics base frequency 1398 MHz 300 MHz
iGPU core count 5
Device ID 0x4680
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.55 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770

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

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020D

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)