Apple A8X vs Intel Celeron G5920

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Apple A8X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G5920
Apple A8X Intel Celeron G5920

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A8X and the Intel Celeron G5920 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple A8X 3 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the Intel Celeron G5920 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Apple A8/A8X (2) CPU group Intel Celeron G5000 (8)
8 Generation 9
A8 Architecture Comet Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Apple A6X Predecessor Intel Celeron G4920
Apple A9X Successor Intel Celeron G5925

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A8X is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz. The processor can compute 3 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron G5920 clocks with 3.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Apple A8X Characteristic Intel Celeron G5920
3 Cores 2
3 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 A8X Characteristic Intel Celeron G5920
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Apple A8X GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
0.45 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
5 GPU Generation 9.5
20 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- 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.

Apple A8X GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Apple A8X, while the Intel Celeron G5920 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Apple A8X Characteristic Intel Celeron G5920
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
2 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple A8X has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron G5920 is 58 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Apple A8X Characteristic Intel Celeron G5920
8 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 58 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple A8X has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 20 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron G5920 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Apple A8X Characteristic Intel Celeron G5920
20 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1200
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 72 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Apple A8X (43%)
Intel Celeron G5920 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Apple A8X (74%)
Intel Celeron G5920 (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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
386 (43%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
907 (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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
1075 (64%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1671 (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 A8X Apple A8X
Apple A8X @ 0.45 GHz
230 (100%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (88%)

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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
2356 (84%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
2790 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
848 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
1646 (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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
427 (100%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
959 (100%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
368 (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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (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 A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G5920 Intel Celeron G5920
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
266 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A8X Intel Celeron G5920
Apple iPad Air 2 Unknown

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