Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Core i3-4160

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Core i3-4160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Apple A11 Bionic

Intel Core i3-4160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.8x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 54 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4407 vs 3515

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Sep 2017 vs July 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4407 vs 3515

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4160

Around 51% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 3 GB
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1997 vs 1318

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1997 vs 1318

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1318

1997

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4407

3515

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core i3-4160
PassMark - Single thread mark	1318	1997
PassMark - CPU mark	4407	3515
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1714
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		40.003
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.033
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1758
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core i3-4160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Monsoon/Mistral	Haswell
Launch date	22 Sep 2017	July 2014
OS Support	iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1819	2106
Processor Number	APL1W72	i3-4160
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$133
Price now		$139.99
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.64
Performance
Base frequency	1.19 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	4.3 billion	1400 million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	1066 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Device ID		0x41E
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1150
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)