Apple A13 Bionic
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Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

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Which one of the central processing units is better: Apple A13 Bionic or Intel Pentium Gold G6500T? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The Apple A13 Bionic has 6 cores and 6 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.65 GHz. The Apple A13 Bionic was released on Q3/2019.

The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T has 2 cores with 6 threads and 2.65 GHz of frequency. The Intel Pentium Gold G6500T was released on Q2/2020.

Differences
Reasons to consider
Apple A13 Bionic
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  • More number of cores
    6 left arrow 2
    2 times more threads
  • Performance per watt
    6 W left arrow 35 W
    About 5.83 0.97 times less performance per watt
Reasons to consider
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.50 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
    Around 49% better clock speed
Performance tests
Real tests Apple A13 Bionic vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Intel Pentium Gold G6500T Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Pentium Gold G6500T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    Apple A13 Bionic left arrow Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Apple A13 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
  • 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 Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 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.

  • Frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.65 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    2x Lightning left arrow --
  • B core
    4x Thunder left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Pentium Gold G6500T along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    Apple A13 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    1.80 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.70 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Pentium Gold G6500T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • 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 / Encode
  • 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 Intel Pentium Gold G6500T 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.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    4 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 16
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Pentium Gold G6500T.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A13 Bionic or Intel Pentium Gold G6500T? 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.

  • TDP (PL1)
    6 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Pentium Gold G6500T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A13 (Lightning / Thunder) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2020
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Apple A13 Bionic and Intel Pentium Gold G6500T.

  • Used in
    Apple iPhone 11Apple iPhone 11 ProApple iPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone SE left arrow Unknown
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