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).

Apple A9X

Intel Core i7-3610QE

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 2516

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 2516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1509

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2516

5026

Name	Apple A9X	Intel Core i7-3610QE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	2516	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
Essentials
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	1703
Processor Number	APL1W24	i7-3610QE
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
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
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
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
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
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
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)