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).
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 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 934 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2376 | |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Execution Units | 32 | |
Graphics base frequency | 450 MHz | 600 MHz |
iGPU core count | 8 | |
Processor graphics | PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850 | Radeon HD 8400E |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.2 | |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | BGA769 (FT3) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |