Apple A9 vs Intel Celeron 1020E

Comparative analysis of Apple A9 and Intel Celeron 1020E 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.

Apple A9

Intel Celeron 1020E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 22 nm
6x 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 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2067 vs 1406

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 Sep 2015 vs 1 January 2013
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared) vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2067 vs 1406

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 1020E

Around 19% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.85 GHz
1024x 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
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 1187

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.85 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224 vs 1187

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 1020E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

1224

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2067

1406

Name	Apple A9	Intel Celeron 1020E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187	1224
PassMark - CPU mark	2067	1406

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9	Intel Celeron 1020E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	9 Sep 2015	1 January 2013
OS Support	iOS 9.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2044	2037
Processor Number	APL1021	1020E
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor 1000 Series
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.85 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	1.85 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	2 billion	1400 million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 7XT @ 650MHz	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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		37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported		FCPGA988, FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		1
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)