Apple A8X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-27

The Apple A8X has 3 CPU cores and can process 3 threads at the same time. The processor was presented in Q3/2014 and is based on the 8. Generation of the Apple A series series. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Apple A8X achieved a result of 386 points (single-core) or 1,075 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Apple A8X belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Apple A8X.
Name:	Apple A8X
Family:	Apple A series
CPU group:	Apple A8/A8X
Architecture:	A8
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	8
Predecessor:	Apple A6X
Successor:	Apple A9X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A8X has 3 cores. The clock frequency of the Apple A8X is 1.50 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	3 / 3
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	3x Typhoon

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (3 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Apple A8X has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Apple A8X has the Apple A8X installed, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors (256 shaders).

GPU name:	Apple A8X
GPU frequency:	0.45 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	32
Shader:	256
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	1
Generation:	5
Direct X:	--
Technology:	20 nm
Release date:	Q3/2014

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Apple A8X supports a maximum of 2 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 1 (Single Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 12.8 GB/s.

LPDDR3-1600	12.8 GB/s
Max. Memory:	2 GB
Memory channels:	1 (Single Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The Apple A8X has a TDP of 8 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	8 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Apple A8X is made in 20 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.

Technology:	20 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	--
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	4.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	iOS

Virtualization:	None
Instruction set (ISA):	Armv8-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	--
Release date:	Q3/2014
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Apple A8X
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Apple A8X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Screenshots:

Geekbench 5.4.1 on Apple iPad Air 2, iOS 15.0

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 Atom C3955 16C 16T @ 2.40 GHz	387
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	387
	Intel Pentium B940 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	387
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	386
	AMD Athlon II X2 245 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	386
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	386
	AMD A10-8700P 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	386

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 Pentium G2020 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	1079
	Intel Celeron N4500 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1078
	Intel Celeron 4305U 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1076
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	1075
	Intel Core i7-2617M 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	1072
	Intel Core i3-4120U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1071
	AMD Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1069

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 i5-3317U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	431
	Intel Core i3-530 2C 4T @ 2.93 GHz	430
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	428
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	427
	Intel Core i5-2537M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	427
	MediaTek Helio G85 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	424
	Intel Core i3-3120ME 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	424

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 i5-3337U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	968
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	967
	Intel Pentium Silver N5000 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	965
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	959
	MediaTek Helio X20 10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz	958
	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	957
	Intel Core i3-540 2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz	952

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 i5-3610ME Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.95 GHz	243
	MediaTek Dimensity 810 ARM Mali-G57 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz	243
	MediaTek Helio G90T ARM Mali-G76 MP4 @ 0.80 GHz	231
	Apple A8X Apple A8X @ 0.45 GHz	230
	Intel Core i7-2715QE Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz	230
	Intel Core i7-2710QE Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz	230
	Intel Core i7-2675QM Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz	230

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 m7-6Y75 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2361
	Intel Core i5-660 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	2359
	Intel Core i5-661 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	2359
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	2356
	Intel Core i3-6102E 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	2356
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	2353
	AMD Phenom II X4 840 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2352

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,428 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,402 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,688 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,638 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,943 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

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