Apple A4 vs Intel Core i5-13400T

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Apple A4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-13400T
Apple A4 Intel Core i5-13400T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A4 and the Intel Core i5-13400T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple A4 1 core processor released in Q2/2010 with the Intel Core i5-13400T which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Apple A4 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)
4 Generation 13
A4 Architecture Alder Lake S Refresh
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-12400T
-- Successor Intel Core i5-14400T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A4 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz). The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-13400T clocks with 1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.
Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
1 Cores 10
1 Threads 16
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz)
1x Cortex-A8		 A-Core 1.30 GHz (4.40 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.00 GHz (3.00 GHz)
4x Gracemont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
PowerVR SGX535 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.55 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
65nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 24
2 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
10.1 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
PowerVR SGX535 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Apple A4, while the Intel Core i5-13400T supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.
Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.51 MB L2 Cache 9.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 20.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple A4 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-13400T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) 82 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple A4 has 0.51 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-13400T is at 29.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.
Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13400T
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
-- Socket LGA 1700
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2010 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 221 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple A4 Apple A4
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13400T Intel Core i5-13400T
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.55 GHz
595 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A4 Intel Core i5-13400T
Apple iPhone 4 Unknown

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