Apple A11 Bionic Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Apple A11 Bionic is a 6 core processor. It can process 6 threads concurrently and is based on the 11. gen of the Apple A series series. The processor was released in Q3/2017. The Apple A11 Bionic scores 932 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 2,569 points.
Apple A11 Bionic

At a glance

Name: Apple A11 Bionic
Family: Apple A series (24)
CPU group: Apple A11 (1)
Architecture: A11
Technology: 10 nm
Segment: Smartphone / Tablet
Generation: 11
Predecessor: Apple A10 Fusion
Successor: Apple A12 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 6 CPU cores of the Apple A11 Bionic clock with 2.39 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 6
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 2x Monsoon
B-Core: 4x Mistral
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 2.39 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 1.19 GHz

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.

AI hardware: Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications: 2 Neural cores @ 0.6 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU: --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the Apple A11, the Apple A11 Bionic has an build in graphic solution. It has 12 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Apple A11
GPU frequency: 1.07 GHz
GPU (Turbo): No turbo
Compute units: 12
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2017
Max. displays: 1
Generation: 8
Direct X: --
Technology: 10 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 3 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple A11 Bionic supports up to 3 GB memory in up to 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR4X-4266
34.1 GB/s
Max. Memory: 3 GB
Memory channels: 1 (Single Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Apple A11 Bionic has a TDP of 8 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 8 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Apple A11 Bionic has a 8.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 8.00 MB
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: iOS
Virtualization: None
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: --
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple A11 Bionic have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
MediaTek Dimensity 7200 MediaTek Dimensity 7200
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1120
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MediaTek Dimensity 1200
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1114
Qualcomm QCM6490 Qualcomm QCM6490
8C 8T @ 2.71 GHz
1097
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1093
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1053
MediaTek Dimensity 8050 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1040
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
1034

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2035
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2022
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2011
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
1997
MediaTek Dimensity 800U MediaTek Dimensity 800U
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1882
MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio G99
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1874
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1864

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 8200 MediaTek Dimensity 8200
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
987
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
8C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
985
MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MediaTek Dimensity 8100
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz
941
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
932
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
926
Samsung Exynos 990 Samsung Exynos 990
8C 8T @ 2.73 GHz
923
Samsung Exynos 1080 Samsung Exynos 1080
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
903

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
2578
HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2576
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c
8C 8T @ 2.45 GHz
2574
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
2569
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
2517
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
2432
MediaTek Dimensity 1000C MediaTek Dimensity 1000C
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2431

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Qualcomm Adreno 618 @ 0.83 GHz
422
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A11 @ 1.07 GHz
409
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2
Qualcomm Adreno 430 @ 0.63 GHz
408
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.51 GHz
407
UNISOC T770 UNISOC T770
ARM Mali-G57 MP4 @ 0.78 GHz
399

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 800 MediaTek Dimensity 800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
308468
HiSilicon Kirin 810 HiSilicon Kirin 810
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
301946
MediaTek Helio G95 MediaTek Helio G95
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
296193
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
295465
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
288740
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
288736
Samsung Exynos 880 Samsung Exynos 880
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
287445

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.
MediaTek Dimensity 820 MediaTek Dimensity 820
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
4401
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
4389
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
4389
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
4360
MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio G99
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
4243
MediaTek Dimensity 810 MediaTek Dimensity 810
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
4154
MediaTek Dimensity 800 MediaTek Dimensity 800
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
4051

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).
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz
3
Google Tensor Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1.6
MediaTek Helio G99 MediaTek Helio G99
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1
Apple A11 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz
0.6
MediaTek MT8183 MediaTek MT8183
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0.5

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