Apple A8 vs AMD A9-9425
Comparative analysis of Apple A8 and AMD A9-9425 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple A8
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 20 nm vs 28 nm
Manufacturing process technology | 20 nm vs 28 nm |
Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9425
- Around 147% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
- 2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1331 vs 915
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz vs 1.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1331 vs 915 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1527 vs 1525 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple A8
CPU 2: AMD A9-9425
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Apple A8 | AMD A9-9425 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 915 | 1331 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1525 | 1527 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2034 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3077 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 7.781 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 112.324 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.615 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 13.577 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 40.717 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 943 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1243 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3556 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 943 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1243 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3556 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple A8 | AMD A9-9425 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Typhoon | Stoney Ridge |
Launch date | 9 Sep 2014 | 2Q18 |
OS Support | iOS 8.0, iOS 12.5.7, iPadOS 15.7.4, audioOS 11.0, tvOS 9.0, tvOS 16.2 | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit |
Place in performance rating | 2376 | 1566 |
Processor Number | APL1011 | |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
OPN Tray | AM9425AYN23AC | |
Series | AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops | |
Vertical segment | Laptop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 1.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 4 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 20 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum frequency | 1.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 2 | |
Transistor count | 2 billion | 1200 million |
64 bit support | ||
Compute Cores | 5 | |
Die size | 124 mm | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Maximum core temperature | 90°C | |
Number of GPU cores | 3 | |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 2 GB | |
Supported memory types | LPDDR3-1600 | DDR4 |
Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 16 | |
Graphics base frequency | 533 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 4 | |
Processor graphics | Custom PowerVR Series 6XT | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics |
Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 10-15 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS) | ||
AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
AMD Mantle API | ||
DualGraphics | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |