Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-4700HQ

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core i7-4700HQ 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 A12 Bionic

Intel Core i7-4700HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 5 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: 7 nm vs 22 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1995 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Sep 2018 vs 1 June 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995 vs 1785

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4700HQ

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5611 vs 5014

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5611 vs 5014

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4700HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1995

1785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5014

5611

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i7-4700HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995	1785
PassMark - CPU mark	5014	5611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		753
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2747
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		73.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.549
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.435
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1178
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1956
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1178
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1956
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3315

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i7-4700HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Haswell
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	1 June 2013
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1260	1921
Processor Number	APL1W81	i7-4700HQ
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Price now		$383
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.94
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	6.9 billion	1400 Million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 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	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	400 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x416
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® HD Graphics 4600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
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		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, 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® 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)