Apple A9 vs Intel Celeron B820

Comparative analysis of Apple A9 and Intel Celeron B820 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 A9

Intel Celeron B820

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 1.85 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 32 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 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1187 vs 754
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2069 vs 816

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 Sep 2015 vs 31 July 2011
Maximum frequency	1.85 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared) vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187 vs 754
PassMark - CPU mark	2069 vs 816

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron B820

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

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 A9
CPU 2: Intel Celeron B820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

754

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2069

816

Name	Apple A9	Intel Celeron B820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187	754
PassMark - CPU mark	2069	816
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		290
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		508

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9	Intel Celeron B820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	9 Sep 2015	31 July 2011
OS Support	iOS 9.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2059	2931
Processor Number	APL1021	B820
Launch price (MSRP)		$86
Price now		$39.29
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.70
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1.85 GHz	1.70 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	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.85 GHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	2 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	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR3 1066/1333
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		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 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		37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported		FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 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)