Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Core i9-13900E

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Core i9-13900E 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 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 3316
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4044 vs 3316

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
  • 26 more threads: 32 vs 6
  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 5.20 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
  • 1706.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x 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
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40705 vs 11002
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 7 Sep 2022
Number of cores 24 vs 6
Number of threads 32 vs 6
Maximum frequency 5.20 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
L1 cache 1920 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 48 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40705 vs 11002

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13900E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4044
3316
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11002
40705
Name Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i9-13900E
PassMark - Single thread mark 4044 3316
PassMark - CPU mark 11002 40705

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i9-13900E

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 260 247
Processor Number APL1W10 i9-13900E
Vertical segment Mobile Embedded
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz 1.80 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 1920 KB
L2 cache 16 MB (shared) 48 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 5.20 GHz
Number of cores 6 24
Number of threads 6 32
Transistor count 16 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache 36 MB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 6 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 Up to DDR5 5600 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 0xA780
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.65 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) 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C

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)