Intel Core i9-11900KB vs Apple A5X

Last updated: 2023-03-31

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-11900KB		Apple A5X
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-11900KB or Apple A5X - 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 Intel Core i9-11900KB has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-11900KB was released in Q2/2021. The Apple A5X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A5X was released in Q1/2011.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 11000H (17)	CPU group	Apple A5/A5X (2)
11	Generation	5
Tiger Lake H	Architecture	A5
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Apple A6X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-11900KB is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.30 GHz). The Apple A5X has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz.
Intel Core i9-11900KB	Characteristic	Apple A5X
8	Cores	2
16	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	1.00 GHz
5.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

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.
Intel Core i9-11900KB	Characteristic	Apple A5X
--	AI hardware	--
--	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)	GPU	PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
1.45 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
11	GPU Generation	--
10 nm	Technology	45 nm
3	Max. displays	1
32	Compute units	8
256	Shader	64
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	10

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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)	GPU	PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-11900KB supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5X can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Core i9-11900KB	Characteristic	Apple A5X
DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR2-800
128 GB	Max. Memory	1 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
20.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-11900KB has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Apple A5X is --.
Intel Core i9-11900KB	Characteristic	Apple A5X
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
55 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i9-11900KB has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Apple A5X cache has a total of 1.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-11900KB	Characteristic	Apple A5X
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	--
BGA 1787	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	iOS
Q2/2021	Release date	Q1/2011
583 $	Release price	--

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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.


	Intel Core i9-11900KB Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz	742 (100%)
	Apple A5X PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz	26 (3%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	1663 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	12264 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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

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 Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	2231 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	10645 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	640 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	4712 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	23151 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	200 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	256 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 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 Core i9-11900KB 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2144 (100%)
	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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

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