Apple A8X vs AMD R-272F

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X and AMD R-272F 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.

Apple A8X

AMD R-272F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
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 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2377 vs 1215

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Oct 2014 vs 21 May 2012
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2377 vs 1215

Reasons to consider the AMD R-272F

Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
512x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1087 vs 933

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1087 vs 933

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8X
CPU 2: AMD R-272F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

1087

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2377

1215

Name	Apple A8X	AMD R-272F
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	1087
PassMark - CPU mark	2377	1215

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A8X	AMD R-272F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Typhoon	Piledriver
Launch date	16 Oct 2014	21 May 2012
OS Support	iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4
Place in performance rating	2314	2189
Processor Number	APL1012
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	96 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3	2
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1600	DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	497 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850	Radeon HD 7520G
Graphics max frequency		686 MHz
Number of pipelines		192
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
HDMI
Number of displays supported		4
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX		11
OpenGL		4.2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FS1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)