Apple A8 vs Intel Core i7-3630QM

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A8		Intel Core i7-3630QM
CPU comparison Apple A8 or Intel Core i7-3630QM - 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 A8 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8 was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Core i7-3630QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3630QM was released in Q3/2012.

Apple A series (22)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
Apple A8/A8X (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000M (29)
8	Generation	3
A8	Architecture	Ivy Bridge H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
Apple A7	Predecessor	--
Apple A9	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A8 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The Intel Core i7-3630QM has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz).
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3630QM
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.50 GHz	Frequency	2.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz
--	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 A8	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3630QM
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Apple A8	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.53 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
5	GPU Generation	7
20 nm	Technology	22 nm
1	Max. displays	3
16	Compute units	16
128	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
4 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	11.0

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.
Apple A8	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Apple A8 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3630QM can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3630QM
LPDDR3-1600	Memory	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
1 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A8 has a TDP of 5 W, that of the Intel Core i7-3630QM is 45 W.
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3630QM
5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Apple A8 has a 5.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-3630QM cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
Apple A8	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3630QM
20 nm	Technology	22 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
--	Socket	PGA 988
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014	Release date	Q3/2012
--	Release price	363 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Apple A8 (54%)

Intel Core i7-3630QM (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Apple A8 (27%)

Intel Core i7-3630QM (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 A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	324 (44%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	731 (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 A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	607 (22%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	2823 (100%)

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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	412 (64%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	646 (100%)

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.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	588 (26%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	2265 (100%)

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 A8 Apple A8 @ 0.53 GHz	136 (46%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz	294 (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 A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	1532 (32%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	4732 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	245 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1230 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	1574 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	120 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Apple A8 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3630QM 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	590 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A8	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Apple iPhone 6 Apple iPhone 6 Plus Apple iPad Mini 4 Apple TV HD Apple HomePod Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)	Unknown

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