Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
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CPU comparisonApple A11 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 was released in Q4/2020. |
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| Apple A series (22) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
| Apple A11 (1) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675/678 (2) |
| 11 | Generation | 7 |
| A11 | Architecture | Kryo 460 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| Apple A10 Fusion | Predecessor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 |
| Apple A12 Bionic | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A11 Bionic is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.39 GHz. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. |
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| Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.39 GHz 2x Monsoon |
A-Core | 2.20 GHz 2x Kryo 460 Gold |
| 1.19 GHz 4x Mistral |
B-Core | 1.70 GHz 6x Kryp 460 Silver |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
| Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| 2 Neural cores @ 0.6 TOPS | AI specifications | Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS |
Internal GraphicsThe 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. |
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| Apple A11 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 612 |
| 1.07 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.85 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.85 GHz |
| 8 | GPU Generation | 6 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 11 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 0 |
| 12 | Compute units | -- |
| 192 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 3 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Apple A11 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 612 |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple A11 Bionic supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
| LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | LPDDR4X-3733 |
| 3 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 14.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 8.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is --. |
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| Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
| 8 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A11 Bionic has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 cache has a total of 0.00 MB. |
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| Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 11 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| iOS | Operating systems | Android |
| Q3/2017 | Release date | Q4/2020 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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.
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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).
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A11 @ 1.07 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
Qualcomm Adreno 612 @ 0.85 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 678
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple A11 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 |
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