Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 6 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 34% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1325 vs 1057
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4420 vs 993
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 Sep 2017 vs 15 July 2008
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) vs 6134 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1325 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark 4420 vs 993

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
  • 341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 2.53 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1325
1057
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4420
993
Name Apple A11 Bionic Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1325 1057
PassMark - CPU mark 4420 993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2630

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A11 Bionic Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Monsoon/Mistral Penryn
Launch date 22 Sep 2017 15 July 2008
OS Support iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating 1819 1831
Processor Number APL1W72 P9500
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $348
Price now $998.99
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 0.52

Performance

Base frequency 1.19 GHz 2.53 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 8 MB (shared) 6134 KB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.39 GHz 2.53 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 6 2
Transistor count 4.3 billion 410 million
64 bit support
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1066 MHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C

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 25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported PGA478, BGA479

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)