Intel Pentium B950 vs Apple A6X
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CPU comparisonIntel Pentium B950 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 Pentium B950 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B950 was released in Q2/2011. 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. |
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| Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Intel Pentium 900 (10) | CPU group | Apple A6/A6X (2) |
| 3 | Generation | 6 |
| Sandy Bridge U | Architecture | A6 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A5X |
| -- | Successor | Apple A8X |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium B950 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium B950 is 2.10 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. |
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| Intel Pentium B950 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.10 GHz | Frequency | 1.40 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium B950 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. |
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| Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) |
| 0.65 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
| 1.10 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 6 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 6 | Compute units | 16 |
| 48 | Shader | 128 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 10.1 | 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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| Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge 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 |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium B950 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 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. |
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| Intel Pentium B950 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR2-1066 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| 2.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 8.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium B950 is 35 W, while the Apple A6X has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Pentium B950 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| 35 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 85 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium B950 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple A6X is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Pentium B950 | Characteristic | Apple A6X |
| 32 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 | -- |
| PGA 988 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q2/2011 | 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.
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Intel Pentium B950
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz |
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Apple A6X
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz |
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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 Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Pentium B950
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A6X
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Pentium B950 | Apple A6X |
| Unknown | Apple iPad (4. Gen) |
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