Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-9700E

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Core i7-9700E 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4093 vs 2557
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 16 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4093 vs 2557

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700E

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
  • 455.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 21.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 6 GB
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12669 vs 11097
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 12669 vs 11097

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4093
2557
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11097
12669
Name Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i7-9700E
PassMark - Single thread mark 4093 2557
PassMark - CPU mark 11097 12669
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 5215
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 5215
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7655

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i7-9700E

Essentials

Architecture codename Everest/Sawtooth Coffee Lake
Launch date 7 Sep 2022 Q2'19
OS Support iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating 217 209
Processor Number APL1W10 i7-9700E
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Launch price (MSRP) $323
Series 9th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 16 MB (shared) 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 6 8
Transistor count 16 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L3 cache 12 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 DDR4-2666

Graphics

Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 1398 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 5
Device ID 0x3E98
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)