Apple A11 Bionic vs AMD RX-421BD
Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and AMD RX-421BD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 1 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 28 nm
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 4.4x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 35 Watt
| Launch date | 22 Sep 2017 vs 21 October 2015 |
| Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 6 vs 4 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm vs 28 nm |
| L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 8 Watt vs 35 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD RX-421BD
- Around 142159% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 2.39 GHz
- 853.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
| Maximum frequency | 3400 MHz vs 2.39 GHz |
| L1 cache | 320 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD RX-421BD
| Name | Apple A11 Bionic | AMD RX-421BD |
|---|---|---|
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1330 | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 4426 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.817 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 10.518 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.189 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.608 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.623 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 8 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1942 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 7025 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 8 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1942 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 7025 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Apple A11 Bionic | AMD RX-421BD | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Monsoon/Mistral | Merlin Falcon |
| Launch date | 22 Sep 2017 | 21 October 2015 |
| OS Support | iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2 | |
| Place in performance rating | 1828 | 1720 |
| Processor Number | APL1W72 | RX-421BD |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | Embedded |
| Family | AMD R-Series | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 1.19 GHz | 2100 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 2.39 GHz | 3400 MHz |
| Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 6 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 4.3 billion | |
| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 1073 mm2 | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 3 GB | |
| Supported memory types | LPDDR4X-4266 | DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 |
| ECC memory support | ||
Graphics |
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| Execution Units | 12 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 1066 MHz | 800 MHz |
| iGPU core count | 3 | |
| Number of pipelines | 512 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon R7 series | |
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 8 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Configurable TDP | 12-35 Watt | |
| Package Size | micro-BGA | |
| Sockets supported | BGA (FP4) | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
| UART | ||
| USB revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
