Intel Pentium E5700 | Apple A8 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium E5700 or Apple A8 - 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 E5700 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5700 was released in Q3/2010. The Apple A8 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8 was released in Q3/2014. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) | CPU group | Apple A8/A8X (2) |
2 | Generation | 8 |
Wolfdale (Penryn) | Architecture | A8 |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Apple A7 |
-- | Successor | Apple A9 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium E5700 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E5700 is 3.00 GHz while the Apple A8 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A8 is at 1.50 GHz. |
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Intel Pentium E5700 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.50 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Pentium E5700 or Apple A8 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 | Apple A8 |
GPU frequency | 0.53 GHz | |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
-- | GPU Generation | 5 |
Technology | 20 nm | |
Max. displays | 1 | |
-- | Compute units | 16 |
-- | Shader | 128 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | Apple A8 |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
No | Codec h264 | Decode |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
No | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium E5700 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Apple A8 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium E5700 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium E5700 is 65 W, while the Apple A8 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Pentium E5700 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium E5700 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple A8 is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium E5700 | Characteristic | Apple A8 |
45 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 | ISA extensions | -- |
LGA 775 | Socket | -- |
VT-x | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | iOS |
Q3/2010 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5700
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
Apple A8 @ 0.53 GHz |
Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium E5700 | Apple A8 |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 6 Apple iPhone 6 Plus Apple iPad Mini 4 Apple TV HD Apple HomePod Apple iPod touch (6. Gen) |