Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Core i7-8700B

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Core i7-8700B 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 - 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 i7-8700B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z 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
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8700B

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 85% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2739 vs 2202
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11964 vs 9365

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2739 vs 2202
PassMark - CPU mark	11964 vs 9365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8700B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2739

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

11964

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i7-8700B
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2739
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	11964
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1206
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		38.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		82.03
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2126
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1508
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2852
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2126
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1508
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Core i7-8700B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Coffee Lake
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	Q2'18
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	998	988
Processor Number	APL1083	i7-8700B
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	3.20 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	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 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® UHD Graphics 630
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Graphics interfaces
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)