Apple A5X vs Intel Core i9-11900K

Last updated: 2023-03-31

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A5X		Intel Core i9-11900K
CPU comparison Apple A5X or Intel Core i9-11900K - 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 A5X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Apple A5X was released in Q1/2011. The Intel Core i9-11900K has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11900K was released in Q1/2021.

Apple A series (22)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Apple A5/A5X (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 11000 (22)
5	Generation	11
A5	Architecture	Rocket Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-10900K
Apple A6X	Successor	Intel Core i9-12900K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A5X has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A5X is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Core i9-11900K has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-11900K is at 3.50 GHz (5.30 GHz).
Apple A5X	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-11900K
2	Cores	8
2	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.00 GHz	Frequency	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.80 GHz

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 A5X	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-11900K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Apple A5X or Intel Core i9-11900K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 750
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.30 GHz
--	GPU Generation	12
45 nm	Technology	14 nm
1	Max. displays	3
8	Compute units	32
64	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
10	DirectX Version	12

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.
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 750
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Apple A5X can use up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-11900K supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Apple A5X	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-11900K
LPDDR2-800	Memory	DDR4-3200
1 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the Intel Core i9-11900K has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Apple A5X	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-11900K
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	251 W @ 56 s
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	95 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Apple A5X is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-11900K is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
Apple A5X	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-11900K
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
--	Socket	LGA 1200
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2011	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	539 $

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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.


	Apple A5X PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz	26 (4%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K Intel UHD Graphics 750 @ 1.30 GHz	666 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	1686 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	16211 (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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	1878 (100%)

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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	11645 (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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	2491 (100%)

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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	12679 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	650 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	6187 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	243 (100%)

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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	25385 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	676 (100%)

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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	6539 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	262 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	2515 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A5X	Intel Core i9-11900K
Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen)	Unknown

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