Apple A8X vs AMD E1-6015

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X and AMD E1-6015 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Apple A8X

AMD E1-6015

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 20 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-6015

682.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8X
CPU 2: AMD E1-6015

Name	Apple A8X	AMD E1-6015
PassMark - Single thread mark	934
PassMark - CPU mark	2379
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		393
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		985
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		985
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.146

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A8X	AMD E1-6015
Essentials
Architecture codename	Typhoon	Beema
Launch date	16 Oct 2014	Q2'15
OS Support	iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4
Place in performance rating	2314	2255
Processor Number	APL1012	E1-6015
Family		AMD E1-Series for Notebooks
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1400 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3	2
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1600	DDR3L
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850	Radeon R2 series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Compatibility
Sockets supported		BGA769 (FT3b)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)