Apple A14 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-6700TE

Comparative analysis of Apple A14 Bionic and Intel Core i7-6700TE 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.

Apple A14 Bionic

Intel Core i7-6700TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A14 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3396 vs 2042
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8543 vs 6135

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Oct 2020 vs 19 October 2015
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396 vs 2042
PassMark - CPU mark	8543 vs 6135

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700TE

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
227.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 6 GB

Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 6 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A14 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3396

2042

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8543

6135

Name	Apple A14 Bionic	Intel Core i7-6700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396	2042
PassMark - CPU mark	8543	6135
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3912
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11914

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A14 Bionic	Intel Core i7-6700TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm	Skylake
Launch date	23 Oct 2020	19 October 2015
OS Support	iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	467	473
Processor Number	APL1W01	i7-6700TE
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.82 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	11.8 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	1278 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 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)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
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
Scalability		1S Only
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)