Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-4850HQ

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Core i7-4850HQ 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 i7-4850HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.9x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 47 Watt

Launch date	22 Sep 2017 vs 1 June 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4850HQ

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
682.7x 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 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1945 vs 1324
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6153 vs 4420

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1945 vs 1324
PassMark - CPU mark	6153 vs 4420

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4850HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1324

1945

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4420

6153

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core i7-4850HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1324	1945
PassMark - CPU mark	4420	6153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3204
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.728
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.604
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1855
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1326
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2891
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1855
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1326
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2891

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core i7-4850HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Monsoon/Mistral	Crystal Well
Launch date	22 Sep 2017	1 June 2013
OS Support	iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1818	1814
Processor Number	APL1W72	i7-4850HQ
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$468
Price now		$434
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.12
Performance
Base frequency	1.19 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	4.3 billion	1700 Million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		260 mm
L3 cache		6144 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	200 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Device ID		0xD26
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1364
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		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@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, 2x8, 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)
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® My WiFi technology
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)