Intel Celeron J1900 vs Apple A8X

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Intel Celeron J1900 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A8X
Intel Celeron J1900 Apple A8X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron J1900 and the Apple A8X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron J1900 4 core processor released in Q4/2013 with the Apple A8X which has 3 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17) CPU group Apple A8/A8X (2)
6 Generation 8
Bay Trail Architecture A8
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A6X
-- Successor Apple A9X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron J1900 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.42 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Apple A8X clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron J1900 Characteristic Apple A8X
4 Cores 3
4 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
2.42 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.42 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.

Intel Celeron J1900 Characteristic Apple A8X
-- 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.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU Apple A8X
0.69 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation 5
22 nm Technology 20 nm
2 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 32
32 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.2 DirectX Version --

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron J1900, while the Apple A8X supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron J1900 Characteristic Apple A8X
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1600
8 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron J1900 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP of the Apple A8X is 8 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron J1900 Characteristic Apple A8X
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 8 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron J1900 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Apple A8X is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 20 nm.

Intel Celeron J1900 Characteristic Apple A8X
22 nm Technology 20 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1170 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q4/2013 Release date Q3/2014
35 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
228 (59%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
386 (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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
786 (73%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
1075 (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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
185 (43%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
427 (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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
564 (59%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
959 (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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
55 (24%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
Apple A8X @ 0.45 GHz
230 (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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
1139 (48%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
2356 (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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
69 (100%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
294 (100%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
39 (100%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
147 (100%)
Apple A8X Apple A8X
3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron J1900 Apple A8X
Unknown Apple iPad Air 2

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