Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Core i9-8950HK

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Core i9-8950HK 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 i9-8950HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-8950HK

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 101% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
1024x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
21.3x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 3 GB
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2444 vs 1314
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10561 vs 4404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 March 2018 vs 22 Sep 2017
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 2.39 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2444 vs 1314
PassMark - CPU mark	10561 vs 4404

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-8950HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1314

2444

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4404

10561

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core i9-8950HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	1314	2444
PassMark - CPU mark	4404	10561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1117
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5166
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.809
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		65.701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1687
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		812
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1678
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1687
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		812
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1678

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Core i9-8950HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Monsoon/Mistral	Coffee Lake
Launch date	22 Sep 2017	3 March 2018
OS Support	iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1733	1736
Processor Number	APL1W72	i9-8950HK
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Price now		$583
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		7.32
Performance
Base frequency	1.19 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	12
Transistor count	4.3 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L3 cache		12 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	1066 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)