Apple A5 vs AMD A8-6600K
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CPU comparisonApple A5 or AMD A8-6600K - 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 Apple A5 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 was released in Q1/2011. The AMD A8-6600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6600K was released in Q2/2013. |
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| Apple A series (22) | Family | AMD A (112) |
| Apple A5/A5X (2) | CPU group | AMD A8-6000 (4) |
| 5 | Generation | 3 |
| A5 | Architecture | Richland (Piledriver) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| Apple A6 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A5 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The AMD A8-6600K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz). |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD A8-6600K |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 1.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.90 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.20 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 4.20 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) | GPU | AMD Radeon HD 8570D |
| 0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.84 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | 5 |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 4 | Compute units | 4 |
| 32 | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 10 | DirectX Version | 11.2 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) | GPU | AMD Radeon HD 8570D |
| 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 & PCIeThe Apple A5 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6600K can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD A8-6600K |
| LPDDR2-800 | Memory | DDR3-1866 |
| 1 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 6.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A5 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD A8-6600K is 100 W. |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD A8-6600K |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 100 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A5 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD A8-6600K cache has a total of 4.00 MB. |
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| Apple A5 | Characteristic | AMD A8-6600K |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Unknown |
| Armv7-A (32 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| -- | Socket | FM2 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| iOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2011 | Release date | Q2/2013 |
| -- | Release price | 85 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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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.
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A5
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple A5 | AMD A8-6600K |
| Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2 |
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