Apple A13 Bionic vs HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

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.

• 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

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.

• 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 --

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.

• 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

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.

• 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

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.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 4 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  4 1

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

• AES-NI
  No No

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.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W 6 W

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.

• 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

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G and Apple A13 Bionic.

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