Intel Core i3-3229Y vs Apple A6. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Apple A series
• Generation
  3 6
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 3000Y Apple A6/A6X
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A5
• Successor
  -- Apple A7

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  1.40 GHz 1.30 GHz
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 4000 PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz 0.27 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.85 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  16 6
• Shader
  128 48
• Max. displays
  3 1
• Generation
  7
• Technology
  22 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q3/2012

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A6 and Intel Core i3-3229Y. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM LPDDR2-1066
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 1 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-3229Y and Apple A6 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  13 W
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C --

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-3229Y and Intel Core i3-3229Y, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv7-A32 (32 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Ivy Bridge Y A6
• Technology
  22 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1023 N/A
• Release date
  Q1/2013 Q3/2012
• Part Number
  -- APL 0598