Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-975

Comparative analysis of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core i7-975 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12 Bionic

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 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 45 nm
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 21.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 130 Watt
• Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1995 vs 1501
• Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5014 vs 3510

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-975

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
• Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
• 341.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 6x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-975

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1995 1501
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5014 3510

Compare specifications (specs)