Apple A9 vs Intel Celeron 6305

Comparative analysis of Apple A9 and Intel Celeron 6305 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A9

Intel Celeron 6305

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 6305

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 16 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 2 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1195 vs 1188
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2080 vs 2068

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1195 vs 1188
PassMark - CPU mark	2080 vs 2068

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 6305

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1188

1195

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2068

2080

Name	Apple A9	Intel Celeron 6305
PassMark - Single thread mark	1188	1195
PassMark - CPU mark	2068	2080

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9	Intel Celeron 6305
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Tiger Lake
Launch date	9 Sep 2015	Q4'20
OS Support	iOS 9.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2043	2044
Processor Number	APL1021	6305
Series		Intel Celeron Processor 6000 Series
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.85 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum frequency	1.85 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	2 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733
Graphics
Execution Units	24	48
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 7XT @ 650MHz	Intel UHD Graphics
Device ID		0x9A78
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-up		15 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.80 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46.5x25
Sockets supported		FCBGA1449
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
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)