Apple A5X vs AMD GX-210JA

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Apple A5X CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-210JA
Apple A5X AMD GX-210JA

CPU comparison

Apple A5X or AMD GX-210JA - 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 GX-210JA has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-210JA was released in Q2/2013.
Apple A series (22) Family AMD G (38)
Apple A5/A5X (2) CPU group AMD G-Series 1st Gen (9)
5 Generation 1
A5 Architecture Temash (Jaguar)
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 GX-210JA has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-210JA is at 1.00 GHz.

Apple A5X Characteristic AMD GX-210JA
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.00 GHz Frequency 1.00 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.

Apple A5X Characteristic AMD GX-210JA
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Apple A5X or AMD GX-210JA 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 HD 8180
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.23 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
45 nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 2
8 Compute units 2
64 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10 DirectX Version 11.1

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 HD 8180
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 GX-210JA supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.6 GB/s.

Apple A5X Characteristic AMD GX-210JA
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR3L-1066
1 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 8
-- PCIe Bandwidth 4.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the AMD GX-210JA has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A5X Characteristic AMD GX-210JA
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 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 GX-210JA is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Apple A5X Characteristic AMD GX-210JA
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket FT3
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q2/2013
-- 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 Apple A5X
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz
26 (44%)
AMD GX-210JA AMD GX-210JA
AMD Radeon HD 8180 @ 0.23 GHz
58 (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.
Apple A5X Apple A5X
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD GX-210JA AMD GX-210JA
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
252 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A5X AMD GX-210JA
Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen) Unknown

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