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.

Apple A11 Bionic

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

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 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1330 vs 1057
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4426 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	1330 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark	4426 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

1330

1057

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4426

993

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1330	1057
PassMark - CPU mark	4426	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	1828	1827
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)