Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i7-8665U

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i7-8665U 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 i7-8665U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z 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
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 2186
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 6249

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 2186
PassMark - CPU mark	9365 vs 6249

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8665U

Around 93% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8665U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2186

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

6249

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i7-8665U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2186
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	6249
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		105.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		30.665
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1819
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3633
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1819
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3633
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6081

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i7-8665U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Whiskey Lake
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	Q2 '19
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	1090
Processor Number	APL1083	i7-8665U
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$409
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	1.90 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	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache		8 MB
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	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8	1.15 GHz
Device ID		0x3EA0
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 UHD Graphics 620
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.10 GHz
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@24Hz
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
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)