Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i7-6820HQ

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i7-6820HQ 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, 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 A12Z Bionic

Intel Core i7-6820HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
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
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1954
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 6820

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 Mar 2020 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1954
PassMark - CPU mark	9365 vs 6820

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6820HQ

Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6820HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

6820

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i7-6820HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1954
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	6820
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		847
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		150.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		42.091
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3432
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6055
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3432
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6055

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i7-6820HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Skylake
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	1 September 2015
OS Support	iPadOS 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1088	1097
Processor Number	APL1083	i7-6820HQ
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Series		6th 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	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		122 mm
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8	1.05 GHz
Device ID		0x191B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 530
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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® 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
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)