Apple A8X vs AMD GX-420CA

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X 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 A8X

AMD GX-420CA

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 20 nm vs 28 nm

Launch date	16 Oct 2014 vs 23 April 2013
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
1 more threads: 4 vs 3
1365.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 3
Number of threads	4 vs 3
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8X
CPU 2: AMD GX-420CA

Name	Apple A8X	AMD GX-420CA
PassMark - Single thread mark	933
PassMark - CPU mark	2377
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 A8X	AMD GX-420CA
Essentials
Architecture codename	Typhoon	eKabini
Launch date	16 Oct 2014	23 April 2013
OS Support	iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4
Place in performance rating	2314	2631
Processor Number	APL1012	GX-420CA
Family		AMD G-Series
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	2000 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Number of threads	3	4
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		90 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1600	DDR3-1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	600 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850	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™)