Intel Atom x7-Z8700 vs Apple A11 Bionic

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Intel Atom x7-Z8700 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A11 Bionic
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Apple A11 Bionic

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and the Apple A11 Bionic and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 4 core processor released in Q1/2015 with the Apple A11 Bionic which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Atom (108) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9) CPU group Apple A11 (1)
5 Generation 11
Cherry Trail Architecture A11
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A10 Fusion
-- Successor Apple A12 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Apple A11 Bionic clocks with 2.39 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz) A-Core 2.39 GHz
2x Monsoon
-- B-Core 1.19 GHz
4x Mistral

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 2 Neural cores @ 0.6 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) GPU Apple A11
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 1.07 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 8
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 12
128 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 3 GB
12 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) GPU Apple A11
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom x7-Z8700, while the Apple A11 Bionic supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
8 GB Max. Memory 3 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
2 PCIe lanes --
1.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has a TDP of 2 W. The TDP of the Apple A11 Bionic is 8 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
2 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 8 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Apple A11 Bionic is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Characteristic Apple A11 Bionic
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 138 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems iOS
Q1/2015 Release date Q3/2017
30 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 (22%)
Apple A11 Bionic (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 (31%)
Apple A11 Bionic (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
239 (26%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
932 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
838 (33%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
2569 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
187 (17%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1093 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
584 (29%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1997 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
154 (38%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A11 @ 1.07 GHz
409 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1342 (31%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
4360 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
295465 (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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145 (100%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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).
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Apple A11 Bionic
Unknown Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple iPhone X

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