Apple A12X Bionic vs Intel Core i7-10850H

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and Intel Core i7-10850H 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 A12X Bionic

Intel Core i7-10850H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10850H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 105% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
21.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 6 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2678 vs 2653
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11788 vs 11044

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2020 vs 7 Nov 2018
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2678 vs 2653
PassMark - CPU mark	11788 vs 11044

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10850H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2653

2678

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11044

11788

Name	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Core i7-10850H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653	2678
PassMark - CPU mark	11044	11788

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Core i7-10850H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Comet Lake
Launch date	7 Nov 2018	2 Apr 2020
OS Support	iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	843	823
Processor Number	APL1083	i7-10850H
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Series		10th 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)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	5.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		12 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Execution Units	28
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	7
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
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		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)