Apple A11 Bionic processor review

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

4765

1314

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

154624

4404

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	1314
PassMark - CPU mark	4404

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	1733
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