Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-1180G7

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A11 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i7-1180G7 Apple A11 Bionic
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Apple A series
• Generation
  11 11
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 1100G/11000U Apple A11
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A10 Fusion
• Successor
  -- Apple A12 Bionic

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i7-1180G7 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
  2.20 GHz 1.42 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.60 GHz 2.39 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 6
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 2x Monsoon
• B core
  -- 4x Mistral

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i7-1180G7 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
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake G7) Apple A11
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz 1.42 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.10 GHz 2.39 GHz
• Execution units
  96 3
• Shader
  768 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 3 GB
• Max. displays
  4 1
• Generation
  12 8
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2020 Q3/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i7-1180G7 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)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Core i7-1180G7 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
  LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A11 Bionic.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i7-1180G7 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)
  15 W 8 W
• TDP down
  7 W --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A11 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L2-Cache
  5.00 MB 8.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  12.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Tiger Lake U A11
• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1526 N/A
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q3/2017

List of devices based on Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A11 Bionic.

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