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Apple A8 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A8
16 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A8
6 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A8
2 %
Apple A8
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
100 %
Intel Arc 140V
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) |
| CPU group | Apple A8/A8X (2) | Intel Core Ultra 200V (9) |
| Architecture | A8 | Lunar Lake |
| Technology | 20 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 2833 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A7 | |
| Successor | Apple A9 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Typhoon 1.50 GHz |
4x Lion Cove 2.20 - 4.80 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Skymont 0 - 3.70 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | 14.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A8 | Intel Arc 140V |
| GPU frequency | 0.53 GHz | 0.60 - 1.95 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | 64 / 1024 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 20 nm | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 47 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-8533 (136.5 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 8 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 5 W | 17 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 37 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 110 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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