Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) vs Intel Core i7-990X

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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

The Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) operates with 6 cores and 6 CPU threads. It run at 3.23 GHz base 2.02 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 8.5 W.The processor is attached to the N/A CPU socket. This version includes 32.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 1 memory channels to support LPDDR4X-4266 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, A15 Architecture is enhanced with 5 nm technology and supports None. The product was launched on Q3/2021

Intel Core i7-990X

The Intel Core i7-990X operates with 6 cores and 6 CPU threads. It run at 3.73 GHz base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 130 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1366 CPU socket. This version includes 12.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 3 memory channels to support DDR3-1066 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Gulftown Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT. The product was launched on Q1/2011

Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

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3.23 GHz	Frequency	3.46 GHz
6	Cores	6
3.23 GHz	Turbo (1 Core)	3.73 GHz
2.02 GHz	Turbo (All Cores)	--
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking	Yes
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core Architecture	normal
Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)	GPU	no iGPU
No turbo	GPU (Turbo)	No turbo
5 nm	Technology	32 nm
No turbo	GPU (Turbo)	No turbo
	DirectX Version
3	Max. displays
LPDDR4X-4266	Memory	DDR3-1066
1	Memory channels	3
	Max memory
No	ECC	No
16.00 MB	L2 Cache	1.50 MB
32.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
	PCIe version
	PCIe lanes
5 nm	Technology	32 nm
N/A	Socket	LGA 1366
8.5 W	TDP	130 W
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Q3/2021	Release date	Q1/2011
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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 A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 1,754 (78%)

Intel Core i7-990X 656 (29%)

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 A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 4,780 (10%)

Intel Core i7-990X 3,766 (8%)

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 A15 Bionic (5-GPU) 1,501 (7%)

Intel Core i7-990X (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’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 A15 Bionic (5-GPU) (0%)

Intel Core i7-990X 6,946 (6%)

Electric Usage Estimate

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Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)		Intel Core i7-990X
8.5 W	Max TDP	130 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
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