Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-8500Y

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core i7-8500Y 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A12 Bionic

Intel Core i7-8500Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 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: 7 nm vs 14 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1995 vs 1440
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5014 vs 2478

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995 vs 1440
PassMark - CPU mark	5014 vs 2478

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8500Y

Around 69% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
170.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 4 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 6 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 4 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 6 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8500Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1995

1440

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5014

2478

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i7-8500Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1995	1440
PassMark - CPU mark	5014	2478
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3632

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i7-8500Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Amber Lake Y
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	30 August 2018
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1260	1267
Processor Number	APL1W81	i7-8500Y
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$393
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.69
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	1.50 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Transistor count	6.9 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x591C
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 615
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		7 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		20mm X 16.5mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1515
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		10
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)