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Apple A6x vs Intel Atom N450 vs Apple A6

Apple A6x

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The Apple A6x is a dual-core-SoC (System on a Chip) with ARM compatible CPU cores (ARMv7s instruction set). Both can be clocked at up to 1400 MHz depending on the load. It is used in the iPad 4 and compared to the A6 in the iPhone 5, the A6x offers a faster GPU (PowerVR SGX544MP4).

The CPU-Performance of the A6x is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T, while the GPU is about as fast as the Adreno 320.

Intel Atom N450

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The Intel Atom N450 is a small and cheap entry level CPU for Netbooks and small laptops. In the package is an integrated memory controller for DDR2 main memory and the GMA 3150 graphics card. 

The performance of the whole system (Atom N450 and integrated GMA 3150) is only sufficient for basic tasks like surfing the web, or office working. HD video, video cutting, advanced photo editing, multitasking and of course gaming may overstrain the GPU and CPU. Compared to the previous Atom generation, the performance gain is only marginally above a similar clocked Atom N280 / GMA 950. To decode HD videos in 1080p the N450 / GMA3150 needs the help from a additional chip like the the ION2 or Broadcom video decoder.

An advantage of the interation, is the small overall power consumption of the CPU, GPU and memory controller (only 5.5 Watt TDP). Intel states 20% power reduction and 60% package reduction. Therefore, the chip is ideally used in small Netbooks, MIDs, and thin laptops. Compared to the Z500 series combined with the US15W chipset (2.4+2.3 W), the power consumption is similar.

Apple A6

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The Apple A6 is a dual-core SoC found in the iPhone 5 with ARM compatible CPU cores. The A6 was developed by Apple and supports the extended ARMv7s instruction set. The clock rate of the CPU is between 800 to 1200 MHz depending on the CPU load. The integrated GPU is a PowerVR SGX543MP3 at 266 MHz.

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ModelApple A6xIntel Atom N450Apple A6
SeriesApple Intel AtomApple
Series:
newitem cores
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T3101.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK32881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x « 1.4 GHz2 cores
Apple A61 GHz2 cores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK31681.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHz2 cores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+ST2 cores
unknown cores
Intel Atom D5251.8 GHz2 / 4 cores
Intel Atom N4551.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N450 « 1.66 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom N4351.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
newitem cores
HiSilicon Kirin 9000W1.53 - 2.49 GHz12 / 12 cores
UNISOC Tiger T3101.8 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK32881.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
Apple A6x1.4 GHz2 cores
Apple A6 « 1 GHz2 cores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Amlogic AML8726-MX1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK31681.2 GHz2 / 2 cores
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1 / 1 cores
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Loongson 2F 900MHz0.9 GHz1 / 1 cores
CSR86700.08 GHz2 cores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+ST2 cores
unknown cores
Clock1400 MHz1660 MHz1000 MHz
Cores / Threads21 / 22
Technology32 nm45 nm, 0.8-1.175V32 nm
ArchitectureARMx86ARM
Announced
CodenamePinetrail
FSB533
L2 Cache512 KB
TDP5.5 Watt
Transistors123 Million
Die Size66 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketFCBGA559
Featuresintegrated DDR2 (667 MHz) memory controller, integrated GMA 3150 GPU, Hyperthreading, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Intel 64, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit
$64 U.S.
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 N450 +
min: 0.23     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (0%)     max: 0.24 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 N450 +
min: 457     avg: 553     median: 560 (3%)     max: 589 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 N450 +
min: 741     avg: 861     median: 865 (1%)     max: 938 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 N450 +
min: 3252     avg: 3766     median: 3719 (44%)     max: 5166 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 N450 +
min: 115.8     avg: 120.7     median: 117 (24%)     max: 161.7 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 N450 +
min: 473     avg: 493.3     median: 494 (1%)     max: 501 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 N450 +
min: 22     avg: 40.5     median: 22 (5%)     max: 92 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 N450 +
min: 54     avg: 104.2     median: 54 (2%)     max: 303.3 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 N450 +
min: 1320     avg: 1835     median: 1341 (6%)     max: 4370 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 N450 +
min: 4000     avg: 4150     median: 4000 (2%)     max: 4560 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 N450 +
min: 3500     avg: 3501     median: 3500 (3%)     max: 3506 MFLOPS
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 N450 +
min: 1270     avg: 1349     median: 1340 (3%)     max: 1444 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 N450 +
min: 2.3     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (29%)     max: 2.4 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 N450 +
813 Points (1%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8647 Points (7%)
92%
1 A6 +
7961 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
91%
1 A6 +
7816 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8850 Points (7%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 A6x +
1424 Points (3%)
89%
1 A6 +
1273 Points (2%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6x +
781 Points (15%)
90%
1 A6 +
min: 701     avg: 706     median: 705.5 (14%)     max: 710 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
93%
1 A6 +
940 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
91%
1 A6 +
1867 Points (17%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
93%
1 A6 +
2114 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
95%
1 A6 +
1261 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
93%
1 A6 +
1648 Points (4%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
81%
1 A6 +
min: 484     avg: 530     median: 529.5 (18%)     max: 575 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
88%
1 A6 +
min: 309.4     avg: 337.3     median: 337.3 (33%)     max: 365.2 MFLOPS
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6 +
14535 ms (17%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6x +
895 ms (8%)
100%
1 A6 +
935 ms (9%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 A6 +
min: 714     avg: 722     median: 722 (8%)     max: 730 ms
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 A6 +
24996 Points (3%)

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