Apple A8X vs Intel Core i5-3340M

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X and Intel Core i5-3340M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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) 9 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 20 nm vs 22 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Launch date 16 Oct 2014 vs 1 January 2013
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 20 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 2 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB vs 3072 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3340M

  • 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
  • Around 127% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
  • 682.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1652 vs 933
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2695 vs 2377
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1652 vs 933
PassMark - CPU mark 2695 vs 2377

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3340M

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
933
1652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2377
2695
Name Apple A8X Intel Core i5-3340M
PassMark - Single thread mark 933 1652
PassMark - CPU mark 2377 2695
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 617
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 36.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3067

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple A8X Intel Core i5-3340M

Essentials

Architecture codename Typhoon Ivy Bridge
Launch date 16 Oct 2014 1 January 2013
OS Support iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4
Place in performance rating 2314 2311
Processor Number APL1012 i5-3340M
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Price now $79.95
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 15.66
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2.70 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (shared) 512 KB
L3 cache 4 MB 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 20 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 1.5 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Number of threads 3 4
Transistor count 3 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 2 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR3-1600 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

Graphics

Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 450 MHz 650 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Device ID 0x166
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported FCPGA988, FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)