Apple A11 Bionic

The Apple A11 Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. It was announced late 2017 and offers 6 cores divided in 2 performance cores and four power efficiency cores. In comparison to the A10X all 6 cores can be used at once, leading to a much higher theoretical performance. In our benchmarks the SoC however is not only faster in multi threaded tests (+77% versus A10 Fusion in Geekbench), but also in single threaded tests (+19%). Apple states 25% more performance compared to the A10 in the iPhone 7.

With 4.3 Billion transistors, the A11 Bionic is a rather big chip especially compared to the Snapdragon 835 (3 Billion) or a Skylake desktop quad-core Soc (1.75 Billion).

Benchmarks

3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Physics 1280x720 offscreen

min: 24131     avg: 25135     median: 25633 (30%)     max: 25641 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			24131
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		small screen	25633
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	25641

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8625Q -88%

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Mediatek Helio P60 -12%

Intel Core i5-4202Y -10%

AMD A10-8700P -8%

Intel Celeron N4100 -8%

Nvidia Tegra X1 -7%

AMD A8-6410 -6%

Samsung Exynos 9810 -5%

AMD A4-7210 -4%

AMD PRO A8-9600B -2%

Apple A11 Bionic

AMD A10-4600M 0%

AMD A10-9600P 0%

AMD A6-5200 1%

AMD Pro A12-8800B 2%

AMD A8-5550M 2%

Intel Core m5-6Y57 5%

Intel Core m3-6Y30 7%

AMD A12-9720P 8%

AMD A12-9700P 9%

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Intel Core i7-9700K 244%

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3DMark - Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics 2560x1440

min: 1854     avg: 2101     median: 2187 (49%)     max: 2262 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			1854
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	2187
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB			2262

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

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Apple A9X -18%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 -18%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 -16%

MediaTek Helio X27 MT6797X -16%

Nvidia Tegra K1 -9%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 -8%

Samsung Exynos 7885 -7%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro -6%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 -1%

Apple A11 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 1%

HiSilicon Kirin 960 2%

HiSilicon Kirin 950 4%

HiSilicon Kirin 960s 11%

Apple A10X Fusion 11%

HiSilicon Kirin 710 11%

Mediatek Helio P60 11%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 13%

HiSilicon Kirin 955 15%

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Apple A12 Bionic 39%

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Geekbench 4.1/4.2 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score

min: 4162     avg: 4230     median: 4263 (67%)     max: 4265 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			4162
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	4263
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB			4265

Mediatek Helio P60

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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 -7%

Intel Core i7-5557U -5%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 -4%

Intel Core i3-8145U -3%

Intel Core i7-5700HQ -3%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G -2%

Intel Core i5-8250U -2%

Intel Core i5-7267U -1%

Intel Core i5-7300U 0%

Apple A11 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G 1%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 2%

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 2%

Intel Core i7-7600U 4%

Intel Core i5-7287U 4%

Intel Core i7-7500U 5%

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 5%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 6%

Intel Core i5-8500T 9%

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Intel Core i7-9700K 43%

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Geekbench 4.1/4.2 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score

min: 10255     avg: 10397.7     median: 10380 (29%)     max: 10558 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB			10255
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			10380
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	10558

Mediatek Helio P60

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Intel Core i7-7500U -16%

Samsung Exynos 9810 -15%

Intel Core i7-7660U -10%

Apple A10X Fusion -10%

Intel Core i5-7287U -9%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U -7%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U -7%

HiSilicon Kirin 980 -5%

Intel Core i5-7300HQ -3%

Apple A11 Bionic

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 4%

Intel Core i7-2860QM 8%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 8%

Apple A12 Bionic 9%

Intel Core i7-3720QM 16%

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 18%

Intel Core i5-8350U 18%

Intel Core i5-8250U 23%

Intel Core i7-5700HQ 26%

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 248%

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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score *

min: 718     avg: 722.8     median: 719.7 (1%)     max: 730.8 ms

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		IOS 11.1.2	718
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	719.7
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			730.8

Intel Xeon W-2145 -17%

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Intel Xeon W-2145 -17%

Apple A12 Bionic -16%

Apple A12X Bionic -16%

Apple A11 Bionic

Intel Core i7-8700K 4%

Intel Core i7-7740X 5%

Intel Core i9-7900X 6%

Intel Core i7-7700K 6%

Intel Core i5-7360U 10%

Intel Core i7-6700K 11%

Intel Core i7-6700 12%

Intel Core i5-8210Y 13%

Intel Core i5-7600K 13%

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Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A 8127%

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Sunspider - 1.0 Total Score *

149 ms (2%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB			149

Intel Core i7-7740X -66%

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Intel Core i7-6600U -8%

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U -7%

Intel Core i7-7820HK -7%

AMD A10-9600P -7%

Intel Core m3-6Y30 -6%

Intel Core M-5Y70 -6%

Intel Core i5-4210U -1%

AMD A9-9410 -1%

AMD A9-9420 -1%

Apple A11 Bionic

Intel Core i5-4210M 3%

Intel Core i3-5010U 3%

Intel Core i7-2600K 6%

Intel Core m5-6Y57 7%

Intel Core i5-4302Y 7%

Intel Core i7-4600U 8%

AMD A6-9220 9%

Intel Core M-5Y10a 9%

AMD A12-9700P 11%

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 6021%

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Octane V2 - Total Score

min: 34163     avg: 34875.7     median: 35209 (73%)     max: 35255 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			34163
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	35209
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		IOS 11.1.2	35255

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB

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Intel Core i5-7300HQ -3%

Intel Core i7-8550U -3%

Intel Core i5-7300U -2%

Intel Core i5-8265U -2%

Intel Core i7-7500U -2%

Intel Core i7-8750H -1%

Intel Core i7-8809G -1%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G -1%

Intel Core i7-6820HK 0%

Apple A11 Bionic

Intel Core i7-8850H 0%

Intel Core i7-6700HQ 0%

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 1%

Intel Core i7-8565U 1%

Intel Core i7-7600U 2%

Intel Core i7-6950X 3%

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3%

Intel Xeon E-2176M 4%

Intel Core i7-7660U 4%

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Intel Core i7-7740X 38%

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AnTuTu v6 - Total Score

min: 197851     avg: 206760     median: 204270 (80%)     max: 218158 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		v6.3	197851
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			204270
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	218158

Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 / Exynos 3110 -97%

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HiSilicon Kirin 960 -31%

HiSilicon Kirin 960s -29%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro -29%

Apple A10 Fusion -26%

Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa -18%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) -16%

Apple A9X -15%

HiSilicon Kirin 970 -14%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 -13%

Apple A11 Bionic

Samsung Exynos 9810 5%

Apple A10X Fusion 8%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 9%

HiSilicon Kirin 980 22%

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HiSilicon Kirin 980 22%

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PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - CPU Tests

min: 447370     avg: 452346     median: 453409 (60%)     max: 456258 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Apple iPhone 8	A11 Bionic GPU	2048 MB			447370
Apple iPhone X	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB			453409
Apple iPhone 8 Plus	A11 Bionic GPU	3072 MB		3072MB	456258

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 -100%

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro -52%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 -52%

Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa -47%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 -46%

HiSilicon Kirin 980 -45%

HiSilicon Kirin 955 -44%

HiSilicon Kirin 960 -42%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (8998) -41%

HiSilicon Kirin 950 -40%

Apple A11 Bionic

Apple A12 Bionic 7%

Apple A12X Bionic 68%

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Apple A12X Bionic 68%

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Reviews for the Apple Apple A-Series A11 Bionic processor

Apple iPhone 8 (Apple A11 Bionic GPU, 4.7")
» Apple iPhone 8 Smartphone Review - Review
» Apple iPhone 8 - External Review

Apple iPhone 8 Plus (Apple A11 Bionic GPU, 5.5")
» Apple iPhone 8 Plus Smartphone Review - Review
» Apple iPhone 8 Plus - External Review

Apple iPhone X (Apple A11 Bionic GPU, 5.8")
» Apple iPhone X Smartphone Review - Review
» Apple iPhone X - External Review
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