Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Pentium G4600

Let's find out which one of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Pentium G4600 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A12 Bionic Intel Pentium G4600
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Pentium
• Generation
  12 7
• CPU group
  Apple A12/A12X/A12Z Intel Pentium G4000
• Predecessor
  Apple A11 Bionic --
• Successor
  Apple A13 Bionic --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Pentium G4600 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
  1.59 GHz 3.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.49 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  6 4
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  2x Vortex --
• B core
  4x Tempest --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Pentium G4600 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A12 Intel HD Graphics 630
• GPU frequency
  1.59 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  2.49 GHz 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  4 24
• Shader
  0 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 64 GB
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  9 9.5
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Pentium G4600. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Pentium G4600 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 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Pentium G4600.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A12 Bionic or Intel Pentium G4600? 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)
  6 W 51 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Pentium G4600 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 3.00 MB
• Architecture
  A12 Kaby Lake S
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1151
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q1/2017

List of devices based on Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Pentium G4600.

• Used in
  Apple iPhone XRApple iPhone XSApple iPhone XS MaxApple iPad mini (5. Gen)Apple iPad Air (3. Gen) Unknown