Apple A13 Bionic Vs Apple A12 Bionic - CPU Monkey

X

• Comparison
  • CPU comparison
  • GPU comparison
  • Apple product comparison
• Search
• Leaderboards
  • The best desktop processors
  • The best AMD desktop processors
  • The best Intel desktop processors
  • The best mobile processors
  • The best smartphone processors
  • The best gaming CPU
  • Fastest integrated graphics ever
  • CPU with the best price/performance ratio
  • show more results
• Benchmarks
  • Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread
  • Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
  • Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
  • Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
  • Cinebench R23 Single-Core
  • Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
  • Geekbench 6 Single-Core
  • Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
  • Cinebench R20 Single-Core
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
  • Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
  • 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics score)
  • show more results
• CPUs
  • AMD Ryzen 3
  • AMD Ryzen 5
  • AMD Ryzen 7
  • AMD Ryzen 9
  • Apple M series
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
  • Intel Core i9
  • Intel Core Ultra 5
  • Intel Core Ultra 7
  • show more results
• CPU News & Articles
• en
  • Deutsch
  • English
  • Español
  • Français
  • Italiano
  • Japanese

Follow us| Share link| Submit benchmark Comparison Search Benchmarks CPUs Leaderboards CPU News & Articles GPU comparison Apple product comparison DeutschEnglishEspañolFrançaisItalianoJapanese VS Apple A13 Bionic vs Apple A12 Bionic Last updated: 2026-02-05 Table of Contents

• Summary
• Benchmarks
• Specifications
• User Reviews
• Popular Comparisons

Summary Benchmarks Specifications User Reviews Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Apple A12 Bionic and Apple A13 Bionic are mobile processors developed by Apple for their smartphones and tablets.They aim for high performance and energy efficiency for everyday tasks, demanding apps, and gaming. Both chips are manufactured using a 7 nm process. The Apple A12 Bionic (codename A12) features a 6-core CPU (two high-performance, four efficiency cores) and an integrated Apple graphics unit, 8 MB L2 cache, and 34 GB/s memory bandwidth.The Apple A13 Bionic (codename A13 Lightning / Thunder) also uses a 6-core CPU with improved high-performance and efficiency cores, as well as a more powerful Apple graphics unit. It also offers 8 MB L2 cache and 34 GB/s memory bandwidth. The Apple A13 Bionic significantly outperforms the Apple A12 Bionic in single-core and multi-core performance due to architectural improvements and higher clock rates, which translates into noticeably faster application execution and multitasking.In gaming, thanks to its revised graphics unit, the Apple A13 Bionic delivers higher frame rates and a smoother experience than the Apple A12 Bionic. Both processors are designed for high energy efficiency in mobile devices. The Apple A13 Bionic offers more performance with an optimized energy balance.As permanently integrated components, they do not have separate market prices. Devices with the Apple A13 Bionic are usually newer and more expensive, but offer the highest performance and longer software support. The Apple A12 Bionic remains a good, price-conscious option with solid performance. The Apple A12 Bionic is a solid, energy-efficient chip for daily use.However, the Apple A13 Bionic offers significantly higher performance in all areas. For maximum speed and demanding use, the Apple A13 Bionic is the better choice. For price-conscious users who still need very good everyday performance, devices with the Apple A12 Bionic are recommended.

Apple A12 Bionic

• 7 nm manufacturing process
• Solid performance for everyday tasks
• Good energy efficiency
• Price-conscious option

Apple A13 Bionic

• 7 nm manufacturing process
• Significantly higher computing and graphics performance
• Optimized for demanding applications and gaming
• Offers longer software support

Benchmarks

Performance Overview Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance Rank 1 - 100 % Apple A13 Bionic Rank 2 - 79 % Apple A12 Bionic Multi-core performance Rank 1 - 100 % Apple A13 Bionic Rank 2 - 79 % Apple A12 Bionic

Geekbench 6 Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple A13 Bionic 100 % 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz 1,710 Apple A12 Bionic 75 % 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz 1,286 1,962 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 6 Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple A13 Bionic 100 % 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz 3,599 Apple A12 Bionic 65 % 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz 2,353 1,898 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple A13 Bionic 100 % 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz 1,336 Apple A12 Bionic 84 % 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz 1,116 2,508 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple A13 Bionic 100 % 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz 3,429 Apple A12 Bionic 80 % 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz 2,731 2,479 entriesShow all results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple A13 Bionic 100 % Apple A13 691 Apple A12 Bionic 83 % Apple A12 576 2,190 entriesShow all results

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

Apple A13 Bionic 100 % 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz 523,650 pts Apple A12 Bionic 81 % 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz 425,605 pts 118 entriesShow all results

AI performance (NPU)

Apple A13 Bionic 100 % 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz 6.0 TOPS Apple A12 Bionic 83 % 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz 5.0 TOPS 200 entriesShow all results

More benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC) 1,962 entries Geekbench 6 (MC) 1,898 entries Geekbench 5 (SC) 2,508 entries Geekbench 5 (MC) 2,479 entries FP32 SP (iGPU) 2,190 entries AnTuTu 9 Benchmark 90 entries AnTuTu 8 Benchmark 118 entries PassMark CPU-Mark 2,488 entries AI performance (NPU) 200 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
Family	Apple A series (27)	Apple A series (27)
CPU group	Apple A13 (1)	Apple A12/A12X/A12Z (3)
Architecture	A13 (Lightning / Thunder)	A12
Technology	7 nm	7 nm
Segment	Smartphone / Tablet	Smartphone / Tablet
Socket
Predecessor	Apple A12 Bionic	Apple A11 Bionic
Successor	Apple A14 Bionic	Apple A13 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
CPU Cores / Threads	6 / 6	6 / 6
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✗
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	2x Lightning2.65 GHz	2x Vortex2.49 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Thunder1.80 GHz	4x Tempest1.59 GHz
L2-Cache	8.00 MB	8.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
GPU name	Apple A13	Apple A12
GPU frequency	1.35 GHz	1.13 GHz
CUs / Shader	16 / 256	16 / 256
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	1	1
Max. GPU Memory	4 GB	4 GB
Technology	7 nm	7 nm
Release date	Q3/2019	Q3/2018

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	8 Neural cores @ 6 TOPS	8 Neural cores @ 5 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
Memory	LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s)	LPDDR4X-4266 (34.1 GB/s)
Max. Memory	4 GB	4 GB
Memory channels	1	1
ECC	No	No
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
TDP	6 W	6 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen	Apple A13 Bionic	Apple A12 Bionic
Chip design	Chiplet	Chiplet
AES-NI	✗	✗
Operating systems	iOS	iOS
Instruction set	Armv8-A (64 bit)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date	Q3/2019	Q3/2018
Release price
Documents

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Apple A13 Bionic is 3.9 stars (170 ratings), while Apple A12 Bionic has received 3.3 stars (95 ratings). Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Apple A13 Bionic 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz ★★★★★ Apple A12 Bionic 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz ★★★★★

Most popular CPUs in both categories

1 MediaTek Dimensity 8300 8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz ★ 4.6 (131 reviews) 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz ★ 4.5 (92 reviews) 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ 8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz ★ 4.5 (55 reviews) 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy 8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz ★ 4.4 (89 reviews) 5 Apple A15 Bionic (4-GPU) 6C / 6T · 0.00 GHz ★ 4.4 (92 reviews) 6 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz ★ 4.3 (61 reviews) 7 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 8C / 8T · 0.00 GHz ★ 4.3 (314 reviews) 8 Apple A13 Bionic 6C / 6T · 0.00 GHz ★ 3.9 (170 reviews) 9 Apple A12 Bionic 6C / 6T · 0.00 GHz ★ 3.3 (95 reviews)

Popular Comparisons

1 AMD Ryzen 5 4600G6 C / 12 T · 4.20 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 2 AMD Ryzen 5 4600G6 C / 12 T · 4.20 GHz VS Apple A12 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.49 GHz 3 Intel Core i7-1060NG74 C / 8 T · 3.80 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 4 Apple A12Z Bionic8 C / 8 T · 2.49 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 5 Intel Core i7-1165G74 C / 8 T · 4.70 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 6 Intel Core i3-101004 C / 8 T · 4.30 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 7 AMD Ryzen 7 4700U8 C / 8 T · 4.10 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 8 Intel Core i5-1135G74 C / 8 T · 4.20 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 9 Intel Core i9-10900K10 C / 20 T · 5.30 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz 10 Intel Core i9-1090010 C / 20 T · 5.20 GHz VS Apple A13 Bionic6 C / 6 T · 2.65 GHz Apple A13 Bionic 6C / 6T · 2.65 GHz Buy on Amazon Apple A12 Bionic 6C / 6T · 2.49 GHz Buy on Amazon Share link Submit benchmark Follow us Apple A13 Bionic Buy on Amazon Notice: We do not take any responsibility for the data shown at our site. Please use at your own risk.Affiliate note: As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying sales Benchmark guidelines | About us | Imprint | Data protection | Contact / Advertise | Team | Privacy Manager