Apple A9X vs Intel Celeron N4505

Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and Intel Celeron N4505 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 N4505

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9X

Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2517 vs 2266

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510 vs 1509
PassMark - CPU mark	2517 vs 2266

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4505

Around 28% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 16 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 4 GB

Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: Intel Celeron N4505

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1510

1509

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2517

2266

Name	Apple A9X	Intel Celeron N4505
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510	1509
PassMark - CPU mark	2517	2266

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9X	Intel Celeron N4505
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Jasper Lake
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	Q1'21
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1697	1705
Processor Number	APL1W24	N4505
Series		Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR4 LPDDR4x
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	48	16
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	450 MHz
iGPU core count	12
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT	Intel UHD Graphics
Device ID		0x4E55
Graphics max frequency		750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported		FCBGA1338
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		10 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless		Intel Wireless-AX MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		2
Number of USB ports		14
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)