Intel Core M-5Y71 vs Apple A8X

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core M-5Y71		Apple A8X
CPU comparison Intel Core M-5Y71 or Apple A8X - 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 M-5Y71 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y71 was released in Q4/2014. The Apple A8X has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8X was released in Q3/2014.

Intel Core M (16)	Family	Apple A series (22)
Intel Core M 5 (7)	CPU group	Apple A8/A8X (2)
5	Generation	8
Broadwell Y	Architecture	A8
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Apple A6X
--	Successor	Apple A9X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core M-5Y71 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core M-5Y71 is 1.20 GHz (2.90 GHz) while the Apple A8X has 3 CPU cores and 3 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A8X is at 1.50 GHz.
Intel Core M-5Y71	Characteristic	Apple A8X
2	Cores	3
4	Threads	3
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.20 GHz	Frequency	1.50 GHz
2.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.20 GHz	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 M-5Y71	Characteristic	Apple A8X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The Intel Core M-5Y71 or Apple A8X 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 5300	GPU	Apple A8X
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
8	GPU Generation	5
14 nm	Technology	20 nm
3	Max. displays	1
24	Compute units	32
192	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
16 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 5300	GPU	Apple A8X
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core M-5Y71 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Apple A8X supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
Intel Core M-5Y71	Characteristic	Apple A8X
DDR3L-1600	Memory	LPDDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory	2 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	--
12	PCIe lanes	--
6.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core M-5Y71 is 4.5 W, while the Apple A8X has a TDP of 8 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core M-5Y71	Characteristic	Apple A8X
4.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	8 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core M-5Y71 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Apple A8X is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Core M-5Y71	Characteristic	Apple A8X
14 nm	Technology	20 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	--
BGA 1234	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
	Operating systems	iOS
Q4/2014	Release date	Q3/2014
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core M-5Y71 (100%)

Apple A8X (51%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core M-5Y71 (95%)

Apple A8X (80%)

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 Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	733 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	386 (53%)

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 Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1458 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	1075 (74%)

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 Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	863 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	427 (49%)

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 Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1424 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	959 (67%)

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 M-5Y71 Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (100%)
	Apple A8X Apple A8X @ 0.45 GHz	230 (67%)

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 Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	2027 (86%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	2356 (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.


	Intel Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	714 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1489 (100%)
	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 Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	119 (100%)
	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 Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	228 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core M-5Y71	Apple A8X
Unknown	Apple iPad Air 2

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