Intel Atom Z3736G vs Apple A6X

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Intel Atom Z3736G CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A6X
Intel Atom Z3736G Apple A6X

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3736G or Apple A6X - 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 Intel Atom Z3736G has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3736G was released in Q2/2014.

The Apple A6X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A6X was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Atom (108) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group Apple A6/A6X (2)
4 Generation 6
Bay Trail Architecture A6
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A5X
-- Successor Apple A8X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3736G has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3736G is 1.33 GHz (2.16 GHz) while the Apple A6X has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A6X is at 1.40 GHz.
Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Apple A6X
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.33 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
2.16 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.
Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Apple A6X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom Z3736G or Apple A6X 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.
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
0.31 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 32 nm
2 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 16
32 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version 10

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.
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3736G can use up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The Apple A6X supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.
Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Apple A6X
DDR3L-1333 Memory LPDDR2-1066
1 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3736G is 4 W, while the Apple A6X has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Apple A6X
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3736G is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple A6X is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Atom Z3736G Characteristic Apple A6X
22 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 592 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems iOS
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Atom Z3736G Intel Atom Z3736G
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.65 GHz
41 (54%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Atom Z3736G Apple A6X
Unknown Apple iPad (4. Gen)

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