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Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Helio P35. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
Apple A13 Bionic
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Q4/2019
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MediaTek Helio P35
MediaTek Helio P35

What's the best choice Apple A13 Bionic or MediaTek Helio P35? 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 base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q3/2019.

MediaTek Helio P35 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

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Positions in all rankings

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

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    193 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    557 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    452 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    16 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Helio P35 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1226 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1650 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    96 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
MediaTek Helio P35 MediaTek Helio P35
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Apple A13 left arrow MediaTek Helio P22/P35
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Mediatek Helio
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    Apple A12 Bionic left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Successor
    Apple A14 Bionic left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Lightning left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • B-Core
    4x Thunder left arrow 4x Cortex-A53
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.65 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    2.65 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (2.30 GHz)
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 10
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    10 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    1800 MHz left arrow 680 MHz
  • GPU name
    Apple A13 left arrow PowerVR GE8320
  • GPU Turbo
    2700 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q1/2017
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 20 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Helio P35 and Apple A13 Bionic. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    4 GB left arrow 6 GB
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR3-933LPDDR4-1600
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 12.8 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Helio P35 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Helio P35, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    A13 (Lightning / Thunder) left arrow Cortex-A53
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow MT6765
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2019
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Android

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 MediaTek Helio P35.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1336.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
158.000000
MediaTek Helio P35
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3187.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
542.000000
MediaTek Helio P35
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

732.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
44.000000
MediaTek Helio P35
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC

Higher values are better in this metric.

523650.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
103467.000000
MediaTek Helio P35

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