Apple A5 vs Intel Pentium 2129Y

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A5		Intel Pentium 2129Y
CPU comparison Apple A5 or Intel Pentium 2129Y - 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 Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y was released in Q1/2013.

Apple A series (22)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Apple A5/A5X (2)	CPU group	Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
5	Generation	4
A5	Architecture	Ivy Bridge U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Apple A6	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A5 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz.
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.00 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

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.
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
1	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	6
32	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
10	DirectX Version	11.0

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.
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Apple A5 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
LPDDR2-800	Memory	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
1 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A5 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 10 W.
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	10 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Apple A5 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 2129Y cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 2129Y
32 nm	Technology	22 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
--	Socket	BGA 1023
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011	Release date	Q1/2013
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Apple A5 (100%)

Intel Pentium 2129Y (44%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

Apple A5 (0%)

Intel Pentium 2129Y (0%)

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.


	Apple A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	496 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	218 (44%)

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.


	Apple A5 PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz	13 (16%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	82 (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.


	Apple A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	413 (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.


	Apple A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	267 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Apple A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	587 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A5	Intel Pentium 2129Y
Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2	Unknown

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