Intel Core i7-8565U vs Apple A13 Bionic

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-8565U CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A13 Bionic
Intel Core i7-8565U Apple A13 Bionic

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-8565U or Apple A13 Bionic - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-8565U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8565U was released in Q3/2018.

The Apple A13 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.65 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A13 Bionic was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 8000U (WL) (8) CPU group Apple A13 (1)
8 Generation 13
Whiskey Lake U Architecture A13 (Lightning / Thunder)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A12 Bionic
-- Successor Apple A14 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-8565U has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8565U is 1.80 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the Apple A13 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A13 Bionic is at 2.65 GHz.

Intel Core i7-8565U Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz (4.60 GHz) A-Core 2.65 GHz
2x Lightning
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Thunder

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-8565U Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 8 Neural cores @ 6 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-8565U or Apple A13 Bionic has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU Apple A13
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 1.35 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 10
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 1
24 Compute units 16
192 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU Apple A13
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-8565U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Apple A13 Bionic supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-8565U Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
64 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-8565U is 15 W, while the Apple A13 Bionic has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-8565U Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-8565U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Apple A13 Bionic is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-8565U Characteristic Apple A13 Bionic
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1356 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q3/2018 Release date Q3/2019
385 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8565U (81%)
Apple A13 Bionic (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8565U (99%)
Apple A13 Bionic (95%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1092 (82%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
1336 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3279 (96%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
3429 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1376 (80%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
1710 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3660 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
3599 (98%)

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.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (64%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A13 @ 1.35 GHz
691 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6205 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
5368 (87%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
459 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1518 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
648406 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
523650 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
55 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
764.2 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
415 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1878 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
176 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
659 (100%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U
4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz
6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-8565U Apple A13 Bionic
Acer Aspire 5
Acer Spin 3
Acer Swift 3
Acer Swift 5
Asus VivoBook 14
Dell Inspiron 13
Dell Inspiron 14
Dell Inspiron 15
Dell Inspiron 17
Dell XPS 13
HP 15
HP Envy 13
HP Envy x360
Apple iPhone 11
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE

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