Apple A8 vs AMD GX-420CA

Comparative analysis of Apple A8 and AMD GX-420CA 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A8

AMD GX-420CA

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 20 nm vs 28 nm

Launch date	9 Sep 2014 vs 23 April 2013
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8
CPU 2: AMD GX-420CA

Name	Apple A8	AMD GX-420CA
PassMark - Single thread mark	914
PassMark - CPU mark	1517
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		868
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		773
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		773

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A8	AMD GX-420CA
Essentials
Architecture codename	Typhoon	eKabini
Launch date	9 Sep 2014	23 April 2013
OS Support	iOS 8.0, iOS 12.5.7, iPadOS 15.7.4, audioOS 11.0, tvOS 9.0, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2368	2631
Processor Number	APL1011	GX-420CA
Family		AMD G-Series
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.1 GHz	2000 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	2 billion
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		90 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1600	DDR3-1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	533 MHz	600 MHz
iGPU core count	4
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 6XT	Radeon HD 8400E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1
OpenGL		4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported		BGA769 (FT3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)