Apple A6 vs Intel Celeron 4305U

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Apple A6 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 4305U
Apple A6 Intel Celeron 4305U

CPU comparison

Apple A6 or Intel Celeron 4305U - 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 Celeron 4305U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 4305U was released in Q2/2019.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Apple A6/A6X (2) CPU group Intel Celeron 4000 (3)
6 Generation 8
A6 Architecture Whiskey Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
Apple A5 Predecessor --
Apple A7 Successor Intel Celeron 5305U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Celeron 4305U has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 4305U is at 2.20 GHz.
Apple A6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4305U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Apple A6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4305U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Apple A6 or Intel Celeron 4305U 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 SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
0.27 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
32 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 12
48 Shader 96
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 SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The 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 Celeron 4305U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
Apple A6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4305U
LPDDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
1 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 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 A6 is --, while the Intel Celeron 4305U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Apple A6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4305U
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple A6 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 4305U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Apple A6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4305U
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 1528
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 107 $
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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 A6 Apple A6
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz
68 (39%)
Intel Celeron 4305U Intel Celeron 4305U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (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 A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 4305U Intel Celeron 4305U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
570 (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 A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 4305U Intel Celeron 4305U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1076 (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 A6 Apple A6
2C 2T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 4305U Intel Celeron 4305U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1746 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A6 Intel Celeron 4305U
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5C
 Unknown

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