Apple A8X vs Intel Pentium N4200

Comparative analysis of Apple A8X and Intel Pentium N4200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Apple A8X

Intel Pentium N4200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A8X

Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 934 vs 857
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2380 vs 2164

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	934 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark	2380 vs 2164

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium N4200

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
1 more threads: 4 vs 3
Around 67% higher clock speed: 2.50 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 20 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB

Launch date	1 September 2016 vs 16 Oct 2014
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Number of threads	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 20 nm
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 2 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A8X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium N4200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

934

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2380

2164

Name	Apple A8X	Intel Pentium N4200
PassMark - Single thread mark	934	857
PassMark - CPU mark	2380	2164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		317
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		975
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.677
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1844
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3147
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1844
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3147

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A8X	Intel Pentium N4200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Typhoon	Apollo Lake
Launch date	16 Oct 2014	1 September 2016
OS Support	iOS 8.1, iPadOS 15.7.4
Place in performance rating	2322	2326
Processor Number	APL1012	N4200
Launch price (MSRP)		$161
Price now		$196.49
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor N Series
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.02
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.5 GHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	20 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Number of threads	3	4
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1600	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Graphics
Execution Units	32	18
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	200 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	PowerVR Series6XT GXA6850	Intel® HD Graphics 505
Device ID		0x5A84
Graphics max frequency		750 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		8 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		24mm x 31mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		4 W
Sockets supported		FCBGA1296
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		6 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		8
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports		2
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)