Apple A11 Bionic processor review

Apple A11 Bionic

A11 Bionic processor released by Apple; release date: 22 Sep 2017. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Monsoon/Mistral microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 6, threads - 6. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.39 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 10 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core), L2 - 8 MB (shared).

Supported memory types: LPDDR4X-4266. Maximum memory size: 3 GB.

Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 8 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1325
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
4420
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1325
PassMark - CPU mark 4420

Integrated graphics – Apple A11 Bionic

Technical info

Core clock speed 1066 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 409.3 GFLOPS
Pipelines 3
Render output units 12

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Monsoon/Mistral
Launch date 22 Sep 2017
OS Support iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating 1819
Processor Number APL1W72
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 1.19 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm
Maximum frequency 2.39 GHz
Number of cores 6
Number of threads 6
Transistor count 4.3 billion

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 3 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266

Graphics

Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 1066 MHz
iGPU core count 3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt