Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-3840QM

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Apple A11 Bionic CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3840QM
Apple A11 Bionic Intel Core i7-3840QM

CPU comparison

Apple A11 Bionic or Intel Core i7-3840QM - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple A11 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.39 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A11 Bionic was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i7-3840QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3840QM was released in Q3/2012.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
Apple A11 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 3000M (29)
11 Generation 3
A11 Architecture Ivy Bridge H
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple A10 Fusion Predecessor --
Apple A12 Bionic Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A11 Bionic is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.39 GHz. The Intel Core i7-3840QM has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Apple A11 Bionic Characteristic Intel Core i7-3840QM
6 Cores 4
6 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.39 GHz
2x Monsoon
A-Core 2.80 GHz (3.80 GHz)
1.19 GHz
4x Mistral
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Apple A11 Bionic Characteristic Intel Core i7-3840QM
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
2 Neural cores @ 0.6 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Apple A11 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
1.07 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7
10 nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 16
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
3 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple A11 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple A11 Bionic supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3840QM can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Apple A11 Bionic Characteristic Intel Core i7-3840QM
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
3 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A11 Bionic has a TDP of 8 W, that of the Intel Core i7-3840QM is 45 W.

Apple A11 Bionic Characteristic Intel Core i7-3840QM
8 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Apple A11 Bionic has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-3840QM cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Apple A11 Bionic Characteristic Intel Core i7-3840QM
10 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket PGA 988
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price 568 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple A11 Bionic (100%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM (74%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Apple A11 Bionic (78%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
932 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
793 (85%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
2569 (83%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3089 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1093 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
686 (63%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1997 (77%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2588 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A11 @ 1.07 GHz
409 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.30 GHz
333 (81%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
4360 (74%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
5911 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
295465 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1699 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0.6 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3840QM Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A11 Bionic Intel Core i7-3840QM
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple iPhone X
Unknown

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