Intel Core2 Duo E6540 vs Apple A5
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| Intel Core2 Duo E6540 | Apple A5 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Core2 Duo E6540 or Apple A5 - 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 Core2 Duo E6540 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.33 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E6540 was released in Q3/2007. The Apple A5 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 was released in Q1/2011. |
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| Intel Core2 Duo (29) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000 (15) | CPU group | Apple A5/A5X (2) |
| 1 | Generation | 5 |
| Conroe (Core) | Architecture | A5 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Apple A6 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core2 Duo E6540 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core2 Duo E6540 is 2.33 GHz while the Apple A5 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A5 is at 1.00 GHz. |
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| Intel Core2 Duo E6540 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.33 GHz | Frequency | 1.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Core2 Duo E6540 or Apple A5 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| -- | Compute units | 4 |
| -- | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 10 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core2 Duo E6540 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Apple A5 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core2 Duo E6540 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 | Memory | LPDDR2-800 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 4.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core2 Duo E6540 is 65 W, while the Apple A5 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core2 Duo E6540 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core2 Duo E6540 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Apple A5 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core2 Duo E6540 | Characteristic | Apple A5 |
| 65 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 775 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q3/2007 | Release date | Q1/2011 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core2 Duo E6540
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Apple A5
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core2 Duo E6540
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz |
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Apple A5
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core2 Duo E6540 | Apple A5 |
| Unknown | Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2 |
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