Apple A6 vs Intel Atom C2316
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CPU comparisonApple A6 or Intel Atom C2316 - 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 A6 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple A6 was released in Q3/2012. The Intel Atom C2316 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom C2316 was released in Q3/2017. |
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| Apple A series (22) | Family | Intel Atom (108) |
| Apple A6/A6X (2) | CPU group | Intel Atom C2000 (7) |
| 6 | Generation | 3 |
| A6 | Architecture | Avoton |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| Apple A5 | Predecessor | -- |
| Apple A7 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A6 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Atom C2316 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C2316 is at 1.50 GHz. |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Atom C2316 |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.30 GHz | Frequency | 1.50 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Apple A6 or Intel Atom C2316 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 SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.27 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | |
| 1 | Max. displays | |
| 6 | Compute units | -- |
| 48 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 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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| PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) | GPU | no iGPU |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple A6 can use up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The Intel Atom C2316 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Atom C2316 |
| LPDDR2-1066 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 1 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 8.5 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 8 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 4.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A6 is --, while the Intel Atom C2316 has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Atom C2316 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Apple A6 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom C2316 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache. |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Atom C2316 |
| 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 1283 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| iOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2012 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
| -- | Release price | 39 $ |
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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.
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Apple A6
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz |
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Intel Atom C2316
@ 0.00 GHz |
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| Apple A6 | Intel Atom C2316 |
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