Apple A5X vs AMD A12-9700P

Last updated: 2022-03-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A5X		AMD A12-9700P
CPU comparison Apple A5X or AMD A12-9700P - 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 A5X 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 4 memory channels. The Apple A5X was released in Q1/2011. The AMD A12-9700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P was released in Q4/2016.

Apple A series (22)	Family	AMD A (112)
Apple A5/A5X (2)	CPU group	AMD A12-9700 (2)
5	Generation	6
A5	Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Apple A6X	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A5X has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A5X is 1.00 GHz while the AMD A12-9700P has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A12-9700P is at 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz).
Apple A5X	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.00 GHz	Frequency	2.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.70 GHz

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.
Apple A5X	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Apple A5X or AMD A12-9700P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.76 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	6
45 nm	Technology	28 nm
1	Max. displays	2
8	Compute units	8
64	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
10	DirectX Version	12

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 SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)	GPU	AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge)
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 Apple A5X can use up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The AMD A12-9700P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.
Apple A5X	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
LPDDR2-800	Memory	DDR4-1866
1 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	8
--	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the AMD A12-9700P has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Apple A5X	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Apple A5X is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD A12-9700P is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Apple A5X	Characteristic	AMD A12-9700P
32 nm	Technology	28 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Unknown
Armv7-A (32 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
--	Socket	FP4
None	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems
Q1/2011	Release date	Q4/2016
--	Release price	--

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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.


	Apple A5X PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz	26 (3%)
	AMD A12-9700P AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz	782 (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.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	481 (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 A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1239 (100%)

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.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	72 (100%)

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.


	Apple A5X 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	223 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A5X	AMD A12-9700P
Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen)	Unknown

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