Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Core m3-6Y30

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Core m3-6Y30 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, 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 m3-6Y30

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A16 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4044 vs 1175
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11002 vs 2177

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Sep 2022 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044 vs 1175
PassMark - CPU mark	11002 vs 2177

Reasons to consider the Intel Core m3-6Y30

113.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 6 GB

L1 cache	128 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core m3-6Y30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4044

1175

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11002

2177

Name	Apple A16 Bionic	Intel Core m3-6Y30
PassMark - Single thread mark	4044	1175
PassMark - CPU mark	11002	2177
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2206
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		27.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.744
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2322

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A16 Bionic	Intel Core m3-6Y30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Everest/Sawtooth	Skylake
Launch date	7 Sep 2022	1 September 2015
OS Support	iOS 16.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	260	1933
Processor Number	APL1W10	M3-6Y30
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ m Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	900 MHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	16 MB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	16 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		99 mm
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0x191E
Graphics max dynamic frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		850 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 515
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096@2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down		3.8 W
Configurable TDP-up		7 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		20mm X 16.5mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		4.5 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		10
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)