Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Core i5-7400

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Core i5-7400 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A16 Bionic

Intel Core i5-7400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 2078
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11002 vs 5477

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Sep 2022 vs January 2017
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044 vs 2078
PassMark - CPU mark	11002 vs 5477

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7400

Around 1% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
227.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4044

2078

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11002

5477

Name	Apple A16 Bionic	Intel Core i5-7400
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044	2078
PassMark - CPU mark	11002	5477
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2786
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2078
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5712
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1706
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5712

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A16 Bionic	Intel Core i5-7400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Everest/Sawtooth	Kaby Lake
Launch date	7 Sep 2022	January 2017
OS Support	iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	260	1394
Processor Number	APL1W10	i5-7400
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$202
Price now		$208.31
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.39
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	16 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 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® HD Graphics 630
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		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)