Apple A13 Bionic
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Comparing Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Comparison of video cards Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Apple A13 Bionic

Top features of Apple A13 Bionic

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  • Performance per watt
    6 W left arrow 10 W
    About 1.67 0.97 times less performance per watt
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Top features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 6
    1 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.65 GHz
    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Apple A13 Bionic left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Segment Mobile left arrow Mobile
Family Apple A series left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
Generation 13 left arrow 7
CPU group Apple A13 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 865/870
Predecessor Apple A12 Bionic left arrow --
Successor Apple A14 Bionic left arrow --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 1.80 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
CPU Cores 6 left arrow 8
Turbo (1 Core) 2.65 GHz left arrow 2.84 GHz
CPU Threads 6 left arrow 8
Hyperthreading No left arrow No
Overclocking No left arrow No
Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
A core 2x Lightning left arrow 1x Kryo 585 Prime
B core 4x Thunder left arrow 3x Kryo 585 Gold
C core -- left arrow 4x Kryo 585 Silver

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Apple A13 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 650
GPU frequency 1.80 GHz left arrow 0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 2.70 GHz left arrow 0.59 GHz
Execution units 4 left arrow 2
Shader 384 left arrow 512
Max. GPU Memory 4 GB left arrow --
Max. displays 1 left arrow 1
Generation 10 left arrow 6
DirectX Version left arrow 12.0
Technology 7 nm left arrow 7 nm
Release date Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2019

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
h264 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
VP9 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
VP8 Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
AV1 No left arrow No
AVC Decode left arrow Decode
VC-1 Decode left arrow Decode
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory 4 GB left arrow 16 GB
ECC No left arrow No
Memory channels 1 left arrow 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.

Specification Value
AES-NI No left arrow No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A13 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 6 W left arrow 10 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization None left arrow None
L2-Cache 8.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
L3-Cache -- left arrow 3.00 MB
Architecture A13 (Lightning / Thunder) left arrow Kryo 585
Technology 7 nm left arrow 7 nm
Socket N/A left arrow N/A
Release date Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2019
Part Number -- left arrow SM8250

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.

Specification Value
Used in Apple iPhone 11Apple iPhone 11 ProApple iPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone SE left arrow OnePlus 8OnePlus 8 ProSamsung Galaxy S20 5GSamsung Galaxy S20+ 5GSamsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G

Benchmarks

Real tests Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors.

AnTuTu 8 benchmark

Phones with best AnTuTu scores.

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