Apple A5X vs Intel Core i5-5350H

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Apple A5X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-5350H
Apple A5X Intel Core i5-5350H

CPU comparison

Apple A5X or Intel Core i5-5350H - 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 Intel Core i5-5350H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-5350H was released in Q2/2015.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Apple A5/A5X (2) CPU group Intel Core i 5000H (5)
5 Generation 5
A5 Architecture Broadwell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Apple A6X Successor Intel Core i5-6350HQ

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 Intel Core i5-5350H has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-5350H is at 3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Core i5-5350H
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 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 Intel Core i5-5350H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Apple A5X or Intel Core i5-5350H 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 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
45 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 48
64 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 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 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

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 Intel Core i5-5350H supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Core i5-5350H
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1866
1 GB Max. Memory 32 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 --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the Intel Core i5-5350H has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Core i5-5350H
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Apple A5X is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-5350H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Core i5-5350H
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
-- Socket BGA 1364
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price 250 $
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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 (3%)
Intel Core i5-5350H Intel Core i5-5350H
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A5X Intel Core i5-5350H
Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen) Unknown

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