Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-8559U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core i7-8559U 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 i7-8559U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 5 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 14 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	21 Sep 2018 vs 3 April 2018
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8559U

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 81% higher clock speed: 4.50 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 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1991
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8300 vs 4998

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.50 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 - Single thread mark	2502 vs 1991
PassMark - CPU mark	8300 vs 4998

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8559U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1991

2502

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4998

8300

Name	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i7-8559U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1991	2502
PassMark - CPU mark	4998	8300
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1095
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3731
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1285
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7195
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1285
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7195

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12 Bionic	Intel Core i7-8559U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest	Coffee Lake
Launch date	21 Sep 2018	3 April 2018
OS Support	iOS 12.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 14.5, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1267	1282
Processor Number	APL1W81	i7-8559U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	6.9 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
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	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
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		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		20 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		46x24
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)