AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Apple A11 Bionic

Let's find out which one of AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Apple A11 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Phenom II X2 550 Apple A11 Bionic
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Phenom II Apple A series
• Generation
  2 11
• CPU group
  AMD Phenom II - 545 Apple A11
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A10 Fusion
• Successor
  -- Apple A12 Bionic

In this block we are going to compare AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Apple A11 Bionic by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.10 GHz 1.42 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 2.39 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 6
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 2x Monsoon
• B core
  -- 4x Mistral

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Apple A11 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Apple A11
• GPU frequency
  1.42 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 2.39 GHz
• Execution units
  3
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 3 GB
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  8
• Technology
  10 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Apple A11 Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Apple A11 Bionic you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Apple A11 Bionic.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Phenom II X2 550 or Apple A11 Bionic? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  80 W 8 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Apple A11 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a
• L2-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Callisto (K10) A11
• Technology
  45 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  AM3 N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2009 Q3/2017

List of devices based on AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Apple A11 Bionic.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPhone 8Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone X