Intel Atom N435 vs Apple A8X

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom N435		Apple A8X
CPU comparison Intel Atom N435 or Apple A8X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Atom N435 has 1 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.33 GHz. Up to 2 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom N435 was released in Q2/2011. The Apple A8X has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8X was released in Q3/2014.

Intel Atom (108)	Family	Apple A series (22)
Intel Atom N400/N500 (3)	CPU group	Apple A8/A8X (2)
2	Generation	8
Pineview	Architecture	A8
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Apple A6X
--	Successor	Apple A9X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Atom N435 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.33 GHz. The Apple A8X has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.
Intel Atom N435	Characteristic	Apple A8X
1	Cores	3
2	Threads	3
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.33 GHz	Frequency	1.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Atom N435	Characteristic	Apple A8X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel GMA 3150	GPU	Apple A8X
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	5
45	Technology	20 nm
0	Max. displays	1
2	Compute units	32
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
1 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel GMA 3150	GPU	Apple A8X
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Atom N435 supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8X can connect up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
Intel Atom N435	Characteristic	Apple A8X
DDR3-800, DDR2-667	Memory	LPDDR3-1600
2 GB	Max. Memory	2 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
6.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
0.50 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	--
--	PCIe lanes	--
--	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom N435 has a TDP of 5 W, that of the Apple A8X is 8 W.
Intel Atom N435	Characteristic	Apple A8X
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	8 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Atom N435 has a 0.50 MB cache, while the Apple A8X cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
Intel Atom N435	Characteristic	Apple A8X
45 nm	Technology	20 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3	ISA extensions	--
BGA 559	Socket	--
None	Virtualization	None
No	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	iOS
Q2/2011	Release date	Q3/2014
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom N435 (0%)

Apple A8X (0%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom N435 (6%)

Apple A8X (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Atom N435 1C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	153 (6%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	2356 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Atom N435 1C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	386 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom N435 1C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	1075 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Atom N435 1C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	427 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Atom N435 1C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	959 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Atom N435 Intel GMA 3150 @ 0.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A8X Apple A8X @ 0.45 GHz	230 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Atom N435	Apple A8X
Unknown	Apple iPad Air 2

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