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).

Apple A11 Bionic

Intel Core i7-4600M

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 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4426 vs 3213

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	4426 vs 3213

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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1865 vs 1330

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	1865 vs 1330

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1330

1865

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4426

3213

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core i7-4600M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1330	1865
PassMark - CPU mark	4426	3213
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
Essentials
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	1828	1822
Processor Number	APL1W72	i7-4600M
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$346
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
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
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
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
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
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
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)