Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-1165G7

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Core i7-1165G7 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Apple A15 Bionic

Intel Core i7-1165G7

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 1 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 10 nm SuperFin
2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3593 vs 2780

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Sep 2021 vs 2 Sep 2020
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
L2 cache	12 MB (shared) vs 5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593 vs 2780

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1165G7

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 46% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
341.3x 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
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10049 vs 9899

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10049 vs 9899

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-1165G7

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3593

2780

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9899

10049

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-1165G7
PassMark - Single thread mark	3593	2780
PassMark - CPU mark	9899	10049
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2718

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Core i7-1165G7
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Tiger Lake
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	2 Sep 2020
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	424	1134
Processor Number	APL1W07	i7-1165G7
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Transistor count	15 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
L3 cache		12 MB
Maximum core temperature		100C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Graphics
Execution Units	20	96
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Device ID		0x9A49
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.20 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		28 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.80 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 AVX-512
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)