Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-4600M
Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Core i7-4600M 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, 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 4 year(s) 3 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
- 4.6x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 37 Watt
- Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4420 vs 3191
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 22 Sep 2017 vs 4 June 2013 |
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 512 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 8 Watt vs 37 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4420 vs 3191 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600M
- Around 51% higher clock speed: 3.60 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 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1866 vs 1325
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.60 GHz vs 2.39 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB vs 3 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1866 vs 1325 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600M
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Apple A11 Bionic | Intel Core i7-4600M |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1325 | 1866 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 4420 | 3191 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 784 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1655 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 7.457 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 7.984 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.316 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.819 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2.181 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 604 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3005 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3032 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 604 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3005 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3032 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple A11 Bionic | Intel Core i7-4600M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Monsoon/Mistral | Haswell |
Launch date | 22 Sep 2017 | 4 June 2013 |
OS Support | iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2 | |
Place in performance rating | 1819 | 1826 |
Processor Number | APL1W72 | i7-4600M |
Vertical segment | Mobile | Mobile |
Launch price (MSRP) | $346 | |
Series | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1.19 GHz | 2.90 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.39 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 2 |
Number of threads | 6 | 4 |
Transistor count | 4.3 billion | 960 Million |
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
Die size | 130 mm | |
L3 cache | 4096 KB | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | |
Memory |
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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 | DDR3L 1333/1600 |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 12 | |
Graphics base frequency | 1066 MHz | 400 MHz |
iGPU core count | 3 | |
Device ID | 0x416 | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.30 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.3 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Max video memory | 2 GB | |
Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 8 Watt | 37 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm | |
Sockets supported | FCPGA946 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3840x2160@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160@60Hz | |
Max resolution over VGA | 2880x1800@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.2/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 3 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
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® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |