Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Pentium Gold 7505 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12Z Bionic

Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
3.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9365 vs 5186

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9365 vs 5186

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold 7505

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
160x 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
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2251 vs 2202

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 Oct 2020 vs 25 Mar 2020
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2251 vs 2202

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold 7505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2251

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

5186

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2251
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	5186

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Pentium Gold 7505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Tiger Lake
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	17 Oct 2020
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	1095	1133
Processor Number	APL1083	7505
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Series		Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	2.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
L3 cache		4 MB
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	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Graphics
Execution Units	32	48
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Device ID		0x9A78
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		15 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.00 GHz
Package Size		46.5x25
Sockets supported		FCBGA1449
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)