Apple A8X vs Intel Pentium 967

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X and Intel Pentium 967 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.

Apple A8X

Intel Pentium 967

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
1 more threads: 3 vs 2
Around 15% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 20 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 934 vs 616
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2375 vs 643

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Oct 2014 vs 1 October 2011
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Number of threads	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	934 vs 616
PassMark - CPU mark	2375 vs 643

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 967

682.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 2 GB

L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 2 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 967

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

934

616

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2375

643

Name	Apple A8X	Intel Pentium 967
PassMark - Single thread mark	934	616
PassMark - CPU mark	2375	643
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1904

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A8X	Intel Pentium 967
Essentials
Architecture codename	Typhoon	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	16 Oct 2014	1 October 2011
OS Support	iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4
Place in performance rating	2307	2314
Processor Number	APL1012	967
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.30 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3	2
Transistor count	3 billion	504 million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 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		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported		BGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		17 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)