Apple A5X vs Apple A8X
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| Apple A5X | Apple A8X | |
CPU comparisonApple A5X 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 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 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. |
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| Apple A series | Family | Apple A series |
| Apple A5/A5X | CPU group | Apple A8/A8X |
| 5 | Generation | 8 |
| A5 | Architecture | A8 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A6X |
| Apple A6X | Successor | Apple A9X |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Apple A8X has 3 CPU cores and 3 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A8X is at --. |
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| 2 | Cores | 3 |
| 2 | Threads | 3 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.50 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Apple A5X or Apple A8X 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. |
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| PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) | GPU | Apple A8X |
| 0.20 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.45 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo) | ||
| GPU Generation | 5 | |
| 45 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 8 | Compute units | 32 |
| 64 | Shader | 256 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| 10 | DirectX Version | -- |
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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| 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 A5X can use up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Apple A8X supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s. |
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| LPDDR2-800 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600 |
| 1 GB | Max. Memory | 2 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4.00 MB | |
| PCIe version | ||
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the Apple A8X has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 8 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A5X is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Apple A8X is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache. |
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| 32 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| iOS | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q1/2011 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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.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.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.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.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.Devices using this processor |
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| Apple A5X | Apple A8X |
| Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen) | Apple iPad Air 2 |
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