Intel Core i9-9980HK vs Apple A16 Bionic

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9980HK CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A16 Bionic
Intel Core i9-9980HK Apple A16 Bionic

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-9980HK and the Apple A16 Bionic and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-9980HK 8 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Apple A16 Bionic which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 9000H (11) CPU group Apple A16 (1)
9 Generation 16
Coffee Lake H Refresh Architecture A16
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)
Intel Core i9-10980HK Successor Apple A17 Pro

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9980HK is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Apple A16 Bionic clocks with 3.46 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic Apple A16 Bionic
8 Cores 6
16 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (5.00 GHz) A-Core 3.46 GHz
2x Everest
-- B-Core 2.02 GHz
4x Sawtooth

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 i9-9980HK Characteristic Apple A16 Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 17 TOPS

Internal Graphics

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 1.34 GHz
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 20
192 Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 6 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 630 GPU Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores)
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

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-9980HK, while the Apple A16 Bionic supports a maximum of 6 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic Apple A16 Bionic
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR5-6400
128 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 20.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-9980HK has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Apple A16 Bionic is 7.25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic Apple A16 Bionic
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9980HK has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Apple A16 Bionic is at 44.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core i9-9980HK Characteristic Apple A16 Bionic
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.6-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2022
580 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980HK (61%)
Apple A16 Bionic (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980HK (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic (83%)

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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1183 (63%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
1890 (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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7301 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
5465 (75%)

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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1492 (59%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
2531 (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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6927 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
6299 (91%)

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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.25 GHz
480 (27%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) @ 1.34 GHz
1789 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
71 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
424 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1186 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
8370 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
485 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3503 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Intel Core i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
1394590 (100%)

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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
947502 (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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
145 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
14481 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
251.2 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
4269 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
196 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1607 (100%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 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 i9-9980HK Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A16 Bionic Apple A16 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.46 GHz
17 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-9980HK Apple A16 Bionic
Acer ConceptD 9
Acer Predator Helios 700
Acer Predator Triton 900
Alienware m17
Aorus 17
Apple MacBook 15.4 (2019)
Apple MacBook 16 (2019)
Asus G703GX
Asus ProArt StudioBook One
Asus ROG Mothership
Asus ZenBook Pro Duo
Dell XPS 15 7590
Gigabyte Aero 17
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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