Intel Pentium G860 | Apple A9 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium G860 or Apple A9 - 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 G860 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G860 was released in Q3/2011. The Apple A9 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.85 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A9 was released in Q3/2015. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
Intel Pentium G800 (2) | CPU group | Apple A9/A9X (2) |
3 | Generation | 9 |
Sandy Bridge S | Architecture | A9 |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Apple A8 |
-- | Successor | Apple A10 Fusion |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium G860 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G860 is 3.00 GHz while the Apple A9 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A9 is at 1.85 GHz. |
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Intel Pentium G860 | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.85 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Pentium G860 or Apple A9 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 | Apple A9 |
0.85 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz |
1.10 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
6 | GPU Generation | 6 |
32 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 1 |
6 | Compute units | 24 |
48 | Shader | 192 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
10.1 | 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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Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | GPU | Apple A9 |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium G860 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Apple A9 supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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Intel Pentium G860 | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 2 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 3.00 MB |
3.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
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 G860 is 65 W, while the Apple A9 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 G860 | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium G860 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Apple A9 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 7.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Pentium G860 | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
32 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | -- |
LGA 1155 | Socket | -- |
VT-x, VT-x EPT | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | iOS |
Q3/2011 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
Intel Pentium G860
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz |
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Apple A9
Apple A9 @ 0.65 GHz |
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
Intel Pentium G860
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium G860 | Apple A9 |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 6s Apple iPhone SE (1. Gen) |