Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Pentium 6405U

Comparative analysis of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Pentium 6405U 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.

Apple A11 Bionic

Intel Pentium 6405U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A11 Bionic

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 14 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4415 vs 2356

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4415 vs 2356

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 6405U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
341.3x 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1378 vs 1321

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Oct 2019 vs 22 Sep 2017
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378 vs 1321

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A11 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 6405U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1321

1378

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4415

2356

Name	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Pentium 6405U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1321	1378
PassMark - CPU mark	4415	2356

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A11 Bionic	Intel Pentium 6405U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Monsoon/Mistral	Comet Lake
Launch date	22 Sep 2017	1 Oct 2019
OS Support	iOS 11.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1815	1827
Processor Number	APL1W72	6405U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Series		Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.19 GHz	2.40 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	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.39 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	4.3 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
L3 cache		2 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	3 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	1066 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12.5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Package Size		46mm x 24mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1528
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@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)