Apple A9X vs Intel Core i7-3610QE
Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and Intel Core i7-3610QE 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Apple A9X
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 22 nm
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date | 7 Sep 2016 vs April 2012 |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm vs 22 nm |
L2 cache | 3 MB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core) |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QE
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
- Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
- 2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 8.1x more maximum memory size: 32.23 GB vs 4 GB
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 1509
- 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5026 vs 2514
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 8 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.30 GHz vs 2.26 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) |
Maximum memory size | 32.23 GB vs 4 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1582 vs 1509 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5026 vs 2514 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Apple A9X | Intel Core i7-3610QE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1509 | 1582 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2514 | 5026 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3169 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 10245 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 6.974 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 14.353 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.353 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.308 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.16 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Apple A9X | Intel Core i7-3610QE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Twister | Ivy Bridge |
Launch date | 7 Sep 2016 | April 2012 |
OS Support | iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2 | |
Place in performance rating | 1697 | 1702 |
Processor Number | APL1W24 | i7-3610QE |
Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Embedded | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.16 GHz | 2.30 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 256 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.26 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Number of threads | 2 | 8 |
Transistor count | 3 billion | 1400 million |
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 160 mm | |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Maximum core temperature | 105°C | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 32.23 GB |
Supported memory types | LPDDR4-3200 | DDR3 1067/1333/1600, DDR3L 1333/1600 |
Graphics |
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Execution Units | 48 | |
Graphics base frequency | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
iGPU core count | 12 | |
Processor graphics | Custom PowerVR Series7XT | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.00 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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CRT | ||
DisplayPort | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
SDVO | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA | |
Sockets supported | FCPGA988 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 (16), 2.0 (1x4 lanes) | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16 2x8 1X8 2x4 1x4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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4G WiMAX Wireless | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |