Apple A13 Bionic VS HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Comparison of video cards Apple A13 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

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Higher clock speed

1.95 GHz 1.80 GHz

Around -8% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 6

2 times more threads

Top features of Apple A13 Bionic

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Higher turbo clock speed

2.65 GHz 2.36 GHz

Around 11 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Apple A13 Bionic

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and Apple A13 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G Apple A13 Bionic
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	HiSilicon Kirin Apple A series
Generation	8 13
CPU group	HiSilicon Kirin 990 Apple A13
Predecessor	-- Apple A12 Bionic
Successor	-- Apple A14 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Apple A13 Bionic 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	1.95 GHz 1.80 GHz
CPU Cores	8 6
Turbo (1 Core)	2.36 GHz 2.65 GHz
CPU Threads	8 6
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	2x Cortex-A76 2x Lightning
B core	2x Cortex-A76 4x Thunder
C core	4x Cortex-A55 --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and Apple A13 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	ARM Mali-G76 MP16 Apple A13
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 1.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo 2.70 GHz
Execution units	16 4
Shader	256 384
Max. GPU Memory	4 GB 4 GB
Max. displays	2 1
Generation	Bifrost 3 10
DirectX Version	12
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q3/2018 Q3/2019

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and Apple A13 Bionic. 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 Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode
VC-1	Decode / Encode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and Apple A13 Bionic 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 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory	8 GB 4 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	4 1

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and Apple A13 Bionic.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G or Apple A13 Bionic? 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 6 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and Apple A13 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
L2-Cache	-- 8.00 MB
L3-Cache	2.00 MB --
Architecture	Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 A13 (Lightning / Thunder)
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q3/2019 Q3/2019