Intel Core i3-3229Y vs Apple A8. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 3000Y Apple A8/A8X
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Apple A series
• Generation
  3 8
• Predecessor
  - Apple A7
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Successor
  - Apple A9

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  - 2x Typhoon
• Base Frequency
  1.4 GHz 1.1 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo 1.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo 1.5 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  11.0 -
• Execution units
  16 4
• Generation
  7 5
• GPU Frequency
  350 MHz 530 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 4000 Apple A8
• GPU Turbo
  850 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  3 1
• Max. GPU Memory
  - 4 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q3/2014
• Shader
  128 128
• Technology
  22 nm 20 nm

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

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple A8 and Intel Core i3-3229Y. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 2 GB
• Memory channels
  2 1
• Memory type
  DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-1600
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  2.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-3229Y and Apple A8 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  105 °C -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  13 W 5 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-3229Y and Apple A8, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Ivy Bridge Y A8
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX -
• L2-Cache
  - 1 MB
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 4 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2013 Q3/2014
• Socket
  BGA 1023 -
• Technology
  22 nm 20 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None