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Apple A8 vs Intel Atom x7-Z8700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2014
Apple A8
Apple A8
Released
Q1/2015
Overall score
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Intel Atom x7-Z8700

What's the best choice Apple A8 or Intel Atom x7-Z8700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple A8 has a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 5 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Atom x7-Z8700 has a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 2 W. Released in Q1/2015.

Differences

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Apple A8
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1815 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A8 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1331 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1470 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1464 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1636 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    1.60 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 38 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.4 times less performance per watt

    2 W left arrow 5 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom x7-Z8700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1034 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    984 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1411 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1409 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1440 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    672 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    764 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    301 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1200 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A8 Apple A8
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Apple A8/A8X left arrow Intel Atom x3/x5/x7
  • Predecessor
    Apple A7 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Apple A9 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

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
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.50 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • A core
    2x Typhoon left arrow --
IGPU

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
    Apple A8 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU)
  • GPU frequency
    0.53 GHz left arrow 0.20 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 0.60 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 16
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    20 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q2/2015
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom x7-Z8700 and Apple A8. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3-1600 left arrow LPDDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    2 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A8 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    5 W left arrow 2 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A8 and Apple A8, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A8 left arrow Cherry Trail
  • Technology
    20 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 138
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q1/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A8 and Intel Atom x7-Z8700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
324
Apple A8
222
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
607
Apple A8
757
Intel Atom x7-Z8700
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
137
Apple A8
154
Intel Atom x7-Z8700

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