Apple A11 Bionic vs AMD RX-425BB

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and AMD RX-425BB 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

Apple A11 Bionic

AMD RX-425BB

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 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
2x 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
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1327 vs 1192
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4424 vs 2648

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Sep 2017 vs 20 May 2014
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 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327 vs 1192
PassMark - CPU mark	4424 vs 2648

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-425BB

Around 142159% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 2.39 GHz
682.7x 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	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: AMD RX-425BB

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1327

1192

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4424

2648

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	AMD RX-425BB
PassMark - Single thread mark	1327	1192
PassMark - CPU mark	4424	2648
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1427
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1427

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A11 Bionic	AMD RX-425BB
Essentials
Architecture codename	Monsoon/Mistral	Bald Eagle
Launch date	22 Sep 2017	20 May 2014
OS Support	iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1818	1722
Processor Number	APL1W72	RX-425BB
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Performance
Base frequency	1.19 GHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 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		928 mm2
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	29.9 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR3-1866
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	1066 MHz	576 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Graphics max dynamic frequency		654 MHz
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		Radeon R6 Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		30-35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Sockets supported		BGA (FP3)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1
OpenGL		4.2
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)