Intel Core i7-4850EQ vs Apple A6X

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Intel Core i7-4850EQ CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A6X
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Apple A6X

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-4850EQ 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 Core i7-4850EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ was released in Q3/2013.

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 Core i7 (298) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Apple A6/A6X (2)
4 Generation 6
Haswell S Architecture A6
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A5X
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Successor Apple A8X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 1.60 GHz (3.20 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 Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Apple A6X
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Apple A6X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ 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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 GPU PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 1
40 Compute units 16
320 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.1 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 Iris Pro Graphics 5200 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 Core i7-4850EQ can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 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 Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Apple A6X
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR2-1066
32 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 47 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 Core i7-4850EQ Characteristic Apple A6X
47 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ is manufactured in 22 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Apple A6X is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-4850EQ 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, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1364 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q3/2013 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 Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.00 GHz
640 (100%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz
77 (12%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-4850EQ Apple A6X
Unknown Apple iPad (4. Gen)

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