Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-13800H

Comparative analysis of Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Core i7-13800H 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 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4068 vs 3571
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4068 vs 3571

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13800H

  • 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 50% higher clock speed: 5.20 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
  • 995.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27044 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 5.20 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
L1 cache 1120 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 28 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 27044 vs 11054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A16 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13800H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4068
3571
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11054
27044
Name Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i7-13800H
PassMark - Single thread mark 4068 3571
PassMark - CPU mark 11054 27044

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A16 Bionic Intel Core i7-13800H

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 278 279
Processor Number APL1W10 i7-13800H
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $457
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors

Performance

Base frequency 2.02 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 1120 KB
L2 cache 16 MB (shared) 28 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 5.20 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
Maximum memory size 6 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s

Graphics

Execution Units 20 96
Graphics base frequency 1398 MHz
iGPU core count 5
Device ID 0xA7A0
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.50 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 50 mm x 25 mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 28

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)