Apple A12X Bionic vs Intel Core i7-8557U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and Intel Core i7-8557U 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).

Apple A12X Bionic

Intel Core i7-8557U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2651 vs 2389
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11017 vs 7498

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2651 vs 2389
PassMark - CPU mark	11017 vs 7498

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8557U

Around 81% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
5.3x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 6 GB

Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8557U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2651

2389

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11017

7498

Name	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Core i7-8557U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2651	2389
PassMark - CPU mark	11017	7498
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3188

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Core i7-8557U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Coffee Lake
Launch date	7 Nov 2018	Q3'19
OS Support	iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	734	736
Processor Number	APL1083	i7-8557U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Series		8th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	1.70 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	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	28
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	7
Device ID		0x3EA6
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 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 645
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
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® 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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)