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Intel Core i7-8750H vs Apple A12X Bionic vs Intel Core i7-8850H

Intel Core i7-8750H

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The Intel Core i7-8750H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and will be announced early 2018. The processor clocks at between 2.2 and 4.1 GHz (4 GHz with 4 cores, 3.9 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor like the Core i7-7820HQ (2.9 - 3.9 GHz). Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. As a high-end model, the i7-8850H is suitable for the most demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i7 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Apple A12X Bionic

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The Apple A12X Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPad Pro 11 and 12.5-inch from 2018. It offers 8 cores divided in four performance cores and four power efficiency cores (up from the 6 cores in the A12 of the iPhone XS). Compared to the previous A10X in the old iPad Pro models, Apple advertises up to 95% higher performance of the CPU cores.

The chip also includes a new GPU with 7 cores, the M12 Motion co-processor and a Neural Engine with 8 cores for up to 5 trillion operations per second.

With 10 billion transistors (A12 6.9 billion), the A12X Bionic is a big chip especially compared to the Snapdragon 835 (3 Billion) or a Skylake desktop quad-core Soc (1.75 Billion).

Intel Core i7-8850H

► remove from comparison Intel i7-8850H

The Intel Core i7-8850H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and will be announced early 2018. The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.3 GHz (4.1 with 4 cores, 4 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor like the Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. As a high-end model, the i7-8850H is suitable for the most demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i7 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

ModelIntel Core i7-8750HApple A12X BionicIntel Core i7-8850H
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeApple Apple A-SeriesIntel Coffee Lake
CodenameCoffee Lake-HVortex, TempestCoffee Lake-H
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H « 2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Apple A12Z Bionic - 2.49 GHz8 / 8 cores Vortex, Tempest
Apple A12X Bionic « - 2.49 GHz8 / 8 cores Vortex, Tempest
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H « 2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Clock2200 - 4100 MHz <=2490 MHz2600 - 4300 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB2 MB384 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB8 MB1.5 MB
L3 Cache9 MB9 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 128 / 86 / 12
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology14 nm7 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIARMv8 Instruction SetDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1100 MHz)Apple A12X Bionic GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86ARMx86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
Transistors10000 Million
$395 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8750H
31.2 pt (43%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8850H
31.9 pt (44%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
5742 Points (5%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1096 Points (47%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 403     avg: 411.8     median: 412.5 (46%)     max: 418 Points
min: 422     avg: 435.3     median: 441 (49%)     max: 443 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 2142     avg: 2377     median: 2336.5 (6%)     max: 2707 Points
min: 2302     avg: 2516     median: 2522 (6%)     max: 2724 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 863     avg: 1113     median: 1116 (7%)     max: 1251 Points
min: 929     avg: 1122     median: 1090 (7%)     max: 1276 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 163     avg: 172     median: 173 (52%)     max: 177 Points
min: 176     avg: 180.4     median: 181.5 (55%)     max: 185 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 9.54     avg: 12.2     median: 12.3 (16%)     max: 13.54 Points
min: 10.95     avg: 12.9     median: 13.9 (18%)     max: 14.02 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.89     avg: 2     median: 2 (49%)     max: 2 Points
min: 2     avg: 2     median: 2 (51%)     max: 2.08 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6236     avg: 6479     median: 6471 (39%)     max: 6645 Points
min: 6658     avg: 6758     median: 6766 (41%)     max: 6841 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 29664     avg: 33163     median: 33595 (24%)     max: 35307 Points
min: 31284     avg: 34134     median: 34216.5 (25%)     max: 36819 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 33944     avg: 42290     median: 43494 (30%)     max: 46384 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 8472     avg: 8542     median: 8498 (10%)     max: 8665 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 125.5     avg: 157.5     median: 156.8 (2%)     max: 180.5 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 4.35     avg: 7.1     median: 5.5 (1%)     max: 16.26 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5310 Points (8%)
5922 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 28826     avg: 30674     median: 31144 (18%)     max: 33257 MIPS
min: 30761     avg: 31802     median: 30851 (18%)     max: 33794 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4599     avg: 4621     median: 4629 (55%)     max: 4630 MIPS
min: 4558     avg: 4684     median: 4689 (56%)     max: 4804 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 64.2     avg: 67.2     median: 67.2 (23%)     max: 70.2 fps
min: 64.9     avg: 71.4     median: 71.4 (25%)     max: 77.8 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 193.5     avg: 200.3     median: 200.3 (46%)     max: 207.1 fps
min: 214.2     avg: 216.1     median: 216.1 (50%)     max: 218 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 7.56     avg: 8.2     median: 7.8 (14%)     max: 9.55 fps
min: 7.35     avg: 8.1     median: 7.6 (13%)     max: 9.2 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.7 GB/s (0%)
0.7 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.2 GB/s (21%)
1.2 GB/s (21%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
7 GB/s (18%)
7.4 GB/s (19%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 395.5     avg: 456.2     median: 469.3 (3%)     max: 485.9 Seconds
min: 401     avg: 461.7     median: 490.1 (3%)     max: 494.1 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.679     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.702 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 7531     avg: 10078     median: 10294.5 (22%)     max: 10832 Points
min: 7821     avg: 9758     median: 10516 (22%)     max: 10938 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 8.98     avg: 9.3     median: 9.3 (2%)     max: 9.45 s
8.7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 20.26     avg: 21     median: 21.1 (1%)     max: 21.39 s
19.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 509     avg: 524     median: 524 (2%)     max: 537 s
483 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 27882     avg: 36281     median: 37117 (32%)     max: 41516 Points
43508 Points (38%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 7869     avg: 11044     median: 11474.5 (31%)     max: 13112 Points
min: 10412     avg: 11789     median: 11475 (31%)     max: 13258 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 43026     avg: 55905     median: 56773 (46%)     max: 58897 Points
min: 49043     avg: 56648     median: 58913.5 (48%)     max: 59720 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 51146     avg: 56438     median: 56720 (46%)     max: 58704 Points
min: 49398     avg: 53724     median: 53724 (44%)     max: 58050 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 55371     avg: 57714     median: 57465.5 (48%)     max: 60233 Points
39393 Points (33%)
min: 38527     avg: 46153     median: 46152.5 (39%)     max: 53778 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 4876     avg: 9924     median: 10149 (26%)     max: 11320 Points
min: 7210     avg: 9823     median: 9689 (25%)     max: 11359 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 8551     avg: 15199     median: 15533 (28%)     max: 17219 Points
min: 11232     avg: 15307     median: 16278 (29%)     max: 17107 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2859     avg: 5724     median: 5858 (25%)     max: 7037 Points
min: 4099     avg: 5052     median: 4941 (21%)     max: 6116 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
4700 Points (54%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
1313 Points (40%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
4660 Points (18%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1050 Points (44%)
1120 Points (47%)
1121 Points (47%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
4820 Points (9%)
4620 Points (8%)
4908 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1114 Points (5%)
1006 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
4661 Points (15%)
4860 Points (15%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4669     avg: 4982     median: 5040 (50%)     max: 5146 Points
min: 4984     avg: 4993     median: 4993 (50%)     max: 5002 Points
min: 5044     avg: 5258     median: 5261 (53%)     max: 5464 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17709     avg: 21069     median: 21648 (24%)     max: 23313 Points
min: 17691     avg: 17866     median: 17866 (20%)     max: 18041 Points
min: 20696     avg: 22439     median: 22631.5 (25%)     max: 23797 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4548     avg: 4839     median: 4868.5 (66%)     max: 4997 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17048     avg: 19665     median: 19875 (48%)     max: 22006 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 20725     avg: 21871     median: 21920 (39%)     max: 22665 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3734     avg: 3995     median: 4008 (78%)     max: 4163 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 695     avg: 1108     median: 1124 (1%)     max: 1272 ms
min: 603     avg: 609     median: 608.5 (1%)     max: 614 ms
min: 981     avg: 1078     median: 1064.5 (1%)     max: 1220 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 77.5     avg: 82.3     median: 83 (1%)     max: 85.8 ms
114 ms (1%)
76.1 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 27460     avg: 34108     median: 34163 (31%)     max: 44549 Points
min: 44425     avg: 45080     median: 45079.5 (41%)     max: 45734 Points
min: 33685     avg: 35133     median: 35232 (32%)     max: 36544 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
213 Points (44%)
min: 172     avg: 177     median: 177 (37%)     max: 182 Points
194 Points (40%)
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 MEM
min: 14010     avg: 14312     median: 14311.5 (44%)     max: 14613 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 UX
min: 62524     avg: 64951     median: 64950.5 (80%)     max: 67377 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 GPU
min: 312218     avg: 317206     median: 317206 (98%)     max: 322193 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 CPU
min: 162798     avg: 163060     median: 163060 (100%)     max: 163321 Points
AnTuTu v7 - AnTuTu v7 Total Score
min: 552676     avg: 559527     median: 559527 (99%)     max: 566378 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
76371 Points (64%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
63887 Points (52%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
350192 Points (64%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
187788 Points (68%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
678238 Points (65%)
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 756889     avg: 758432     median: 758432 (100%)     max: 759975 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
830 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 0     avg: 67.1     median: 90.4 (16%)     max: 111 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 97     avg: 109.5     median: 109.5 (20%)     max: 122 Watt
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
8.5 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
2.2 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 8.19     avg: 21     median: 12.6 (9%)     max: 42.3 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8750H → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Apple A12X Bionic → 96% n=9

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8850H → 99% n=9

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