Apple A15 Bionic VS Intel Core i7-1180G7

Comparing Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-1180G7

Comparison of video cards Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Core i7-1180G7 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i7-1180G7

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Top features of Apple A15 Bionic

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Higher clock speed

3.23 GHz 2.20 GHz

Around 32% better clock speed
More number of cores

6 4

2 times more cores
Performance per watt

8.5 W 15 W

About 0.57 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i7-1180G7 Apple A15 Bionic

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A15 Bionic is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i7-1180G7 Apple A15 Bionic
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Intel Core i7 Apple A series
Generation	11 15
CPU group	Intel Core i 1100G/11000U Apple A15
Predecessor	-- Apple A14 Bionic

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i7-1180G7 vs Apple A15 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.20 GHz 3.23 GHz
CPU Cores	4 6
Turbo (1 Core)	4.60 GHz No turbo
CPU Threads	8 6
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A core	-- 2x Avalanche
B core	-- 4x Blizzard

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A15 Bionic along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake G7) Apple A15 (5 GPU Cores)
GPU frequency	0.40 GHz 1.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz 3.20 GHz
Execution units	96 5
Shader	768 0
Max. GPU Memory	16 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	4 3
Generation	12 12
DirectX Version	12
Technology	10 nm 5 nm
Release date	Q3/2020 Q3/2021

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A15 Bionic. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
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 Decode / Encode
AV1	Decode Decode
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A15 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR4X-4266 LPDDR4X-4266
Max. Memory	64 GB 8 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	4.0
PCIe lanes	4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A15 Bionic.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i7-1180G7 or Apple A15 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	15 W 8.5 W
TDP down	7 W --
Tjunction max.	100 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i7-1180G7 and Apple A15 Bionic CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
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 4.00 MB
L3-Cache	12.00 MB --
Architecture	Tiger Lake U A15
Technology	10 nm 5 nm
Socket	BGA 1526 N/A
Release date	Q1/2021 Q3/2021