Apple A17 Pro vs Apple A8

Comparative analysis of Apple A17 Pro and Apple A8 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A17 Pro

Apple A8

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A17 Pro

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 152% higher clock speed: 3.78 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 3 nm vs 20 nm
2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 2 GB
5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4544 vs 915
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12243 vs 1525

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Sep 2023 vs 9 Sep 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm vs 20 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4544 vs 915
PassMark - CPU mark	12243 vs 1525

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A17 Pro
CPU 2: Apple A8

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4544

915

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12243

1525

Name	Apple A17 Pro	Apple A8
PassMark - Single thread mark	4544	915
PassMark - CPU mark	12243	1525

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A17 Pro	Apple A8
Essentials
Launch date	Sep 2023	9 Sep 2014
Place in performance rating	142	2376
Processor Number	APL1V02	APL1011
Vertical segment	Mobile
Architecture codename		Typhoon
OS Support		iOS 8.0, iOS 12.5.7, iPadOS 15.7.4, audioOS 11.0, tvOS 9.0, tvOS 16.2
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	1.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm	20 nm
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Transistor count	19 billion	2 billion
L3 cache		4 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	LPDDR3-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	20	16
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz	533 MHz
iGPU core count	6	4
Processor graphics		Custom PowerVR Series 6XT