Apple A9 vs Intel Celeron 6305E

Comparative analysis of Apple A9 and Intel Celeron 6305E 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 6305E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9

Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2069 vs 2043

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 2.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2069 vs 2043

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 6305E

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm SuperFin vs 16 nm
1280x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 2 GB

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm SuperFin vs 16 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189 vs 1188

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 6305E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1188

1189

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2069

2043

Name	Apple A9	Intel Celeron 6305E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1188	1189
PassMark - CPU mark	2069	2043

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9	Intel Celeron 6305E
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	2048	2049
Processor Number	APL1021	6305E
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Series		Intel Celeron Processor 6000 Series
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.85 GHz	1.80 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	2.5 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB
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		100C
Operating Temperature Range		0°C to 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46.5x25
Sockets supported		FCBGA1449
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
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)