Apple A8 vs Intel Core i7-3635QM

Comparative analysis of Apple A8 and Intel Core i7-3635QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 20 nm vs 22 nm
Launch date 9 Sep 2014 vs 30 September 2012
Manufacturing process technology 20 nm vs 22 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3635QM

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 127% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
  • 2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1707 vs 914
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4817 vs 1517
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1707 vs 914
PassMark - CPU mark 4817 vs 1517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3635QM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
914
1707
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1517
4817
Name Apple A8 Intel Core i7-3635QM
PassMark - Single thread mark 914 1707
PassMark - CPU mark 1517 4817
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 629
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 12.751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.69
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2027

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A8 Intel Core i7-3635QM

Essentials

Architecture codename Typhoon Ivy Bridge
Launch date 9 Sep 2014 30 September 2012
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 2361
Processor Number APL1011 i7-3635QM
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 1.1 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (shared) 1024 KB
L3 cache 4 MB 6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology 20 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 1.5 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Transistor count 2 billion 1400 Million
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 12.8 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 2 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR3-1600 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

Graphics

Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 533 MHz 650 MHz
iGPU core count 4
Processor graphics Custom PowerVR Series 6XT Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Device ID 0x166
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Sockets supported BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)