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Apple A13 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A13 Bionic
Released
Q4/2019
Overall score
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

What's the best choice Apple A13 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 865? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple A13 Bionic has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 6 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 10 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

Apple A13 Bionic Reasons to consider
Apple A13 Bionic
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    557 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    6 W left arrow 10 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A13 Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    296 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    741 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    489 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    16 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    14 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    632 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.84 GHz left arrow 2.65 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    709 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    733 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    247 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    14 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    13 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • 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 Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • 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
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • 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

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • 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 specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and Apple A13 Bionic. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • 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
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow 10 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A13 Bionic and Apple A13 Bionic, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • 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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A13 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1336
Apple A13 Bionic
845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3187
Apple A13 Bionic
3220
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
732
Apple A13 Bionic
1250
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
523650
Apple A13 Bionic
598103
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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