Apple A8X contra Apple A7. Especificaciones, rendimiento, pruebas

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Segmento
  Mobile Mobile
• Serie
  Apple A series Apple A series
• Generación
  8 7
• Grupo CPU
  Apple A8/A8X Apple A7
• Successor
  Apple A9X Apple A8

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Frecuencia
  1.50 GHz 1.30 GHz
• Núcleos de CPU
  3 2
• Turbo (1 núcleo)
  sin turbo 1.40 GHz
• Hilos de la CPU
  3 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Arquitectura del núcleo
  normal normal
• A core
  3x Typhoon 2x Cyclone

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• Nombre de la GPU
  Apple A8X PowerVR G6430
• GPU frequency
  0.45 GHz 0.45 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  sin turbo 0.45 GHz
• Unidades de ejecución
  8 4
• Shader
  256 64
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  1 1
• Generación
  5
• DirectX Version
  10
• Proceso técnico
  20 nm 28 nm
• Fecha de publicación
  Q3/2014 Q3/2013

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by Apple A7 y Apple A8X. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Tipo de memoria
  LPDDR3-1600 LPDDR3-1333
• Max. Memoria
  4 GB 1 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Canales de memoria
  2 1

• AES-NI
  No No

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of Apple A8X y Apple A7 to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  8 W

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by Apple A8X y Apple A7, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Juego de instrucciones (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualización
  None None
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Arquitectura
  A8 A7
• Proceso técnico
  20 nm 28 nm
• Enchufe
  N/A N/A
• Fecha de publicación
  Q3/2014 Q3/2013
• Part Number
  -- S5L8960X