Apple A9X vs Intel Celeron G3900E

Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and Intel Celeron G3900E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A9X

Intel Celeron G3900E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9X

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1509 vs 1499
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2518 vs 2034

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509 vs 1499
PassMark - CPU mark	2518 vs 2034

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900E

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 16 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 4 GB

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G3900E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1509

1499

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2518

2034

Name	Apple A9X	Intel Celeron G3900E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509	1499
PassMark - CPU mark	2518	2034

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9X	Intel Celeron G3900E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Skylake
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	Q1'16
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1698	1717
Processor Number	APL1W24	G3900E
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	12
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Device ID		0x1902
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)