Apple A8X vs Apple A8

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X and Apple A8 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A8X

Apple A8

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 933 vs 914
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2377 vs 1517

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Oct 2014 vs 9 Sep 2014
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 1 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	933 vs 914
PassMark - CPU mark	2377 vs 1517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8X
CPU 2: Apple A8

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

914

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2377

1517

Name	Apple A8X	Apple A8
PassMark - Single thread mark	933	914
PassMark - CPU mark	2377	1517

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A8X	Apple A8
Essentials
Architecture codename	Typhoon	Typhoon
Launch date	16 Oct 2014	9 Sep 2014
OS Support	iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4	iOS 8.0, iOS 12.5.7, iPadOS 15.7.4, audioOS 11.0, tvOS 9.0, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2314	2368
Processor Number	APL1012	APL1011
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	20 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3	2
Transistor count	3 billion	2 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	2 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1600	LPDDR3-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	32	16
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	533 MHz
iGPU core count	8	4
Processor graphics	PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850	Custom PowerVR Series 6XT