Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Let's find out which one of Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A11 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Qualcomm Snapdragon
• Generation
  11 5
• CPU group
  Apple A11 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
• Predecessor
  Apple A10 Fusion --
• Successor
  Apple A12 Bionic --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A11 Bionic vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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
  1.42 GHz 1.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.39 GHz 2.80 GHz
• CPU Threads
  6 8
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  2x Monsoon 4x Kryo 385 Gold
• B core
  4x Mistral 4x Kryo 385 Silver

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A11 Qualcomm Adreno 630
• GPU frequency
  1.42 GHz 0.70 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  2.39 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  3 0
• Shader
  0 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  3 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  8 4
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 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
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-1866
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 8 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A11 Bionic or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845? 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)
  8 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None None
• L2-Cache
  8.00 MB 0.51 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  A11 Kryo 385
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q1/2018
• Part Number
  -- SDM845

List of devices based on Apple A11 Bionic and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.

• Used in
  Apple iPhone 8Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone X OnePlus 6OnePlus 6TVivo NEX SAsus Zenfone 5zRazer Phone 2Asus ROG PhoneSony Xperia XZ2