Apple A13 Bionic
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Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A6. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A13 Bionic
Released
Q3/2012
Overall score
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Apple A6
Apple A6

What's the best choice Apple A13 Bionic or Apple A6? 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.

Apple A6 has a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. 2 / 2 Cores. Released in Q3/2012.

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
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    6 left arrow 2

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
Apple A6 Reasons to consider
Apple A6
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Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1636 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A6 Apple A6
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 Apple A series
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Apple A13 left arrow Apple A6/A6X
  • Predecessor
    Apple A12 Bionic left arrow Apple A5
  • Successor
    Apple A14 Bionic left arrow Apple A7
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 1.30 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.65 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
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 PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
  • GPU frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 0.27 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.70 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 48
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    10 left arrow
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q3/2012
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A6 and Apple A13 Bionic. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR2-1066
  • Max. Memory
    4 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A13 Bionic and Apple A6 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow
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 ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A13 (Lightning / Thunder) left arrow A6
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q3/2012
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow APL 0598

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 Apple A6.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
732
Apple A13 Bionic
68
Apple A6

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