Apple A11 Bionic vs AMD A8-5600K

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and AMD A8-5600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

• CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 32 nm
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 12.5x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4426 vs 2863

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
• 512x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1429 vs 1330

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD A8-5600K

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1330 1429
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4426 2863

Compare specifications (specs)