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Apple A6x vs Intel Atom N450 vs Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz

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.

Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz

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The Rockchip RK3066 is a cheap ARM based SoC for Tablets and Smartphones. It integrates two ARM Cortex-A9 (ARMv7) CPU cores with NEON extensions, a ARM Mali-400MP4 (quad-core clocked at 250 MHz) graphics card and a video de- and encoder as main components. The integrated memory controller supports a maximum of 2 GB DDR1, DDR2 or DDR3 memory.

The CPU cores can be clocked up to 1.6 GHz depending on the cooling solution of the tablet / smartphone.

Additional Features according to Wikipedia

  • VPU (Video Processing Unit) Multi-Media Processor supporting 1080p image and video decoding
  • HDMI 1.4 Interface
  • 2-channels TFT LCD Interface with 5 layers and 3D Display (1920×1080 Maximum Display Size)
  • USB 2.0 Interface
  • SD/MMC Interface

ModelApple A6xIntel Atom N450Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz
SeriesApple Intel Atom
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 GHzcores
Apple A61 GHzcores
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 GHzcores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+STcores
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 GHzcores
Apple A61 GHzcores
Apple S52 / 2 cores
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi36201.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz « 1.5 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 GHzcores
ARM Cortex-M4 cores
HiSilicon Hi6262 cores
DK3.5+STcores
unknown cores
Clock1400 MHz1660 MHz1500 MHz
Cores / Threads21 / 22 / 2
Technology32 nm45 nm, 0.8-1.175V40 nm
ArchitectureARMx86ARM
Announced
CodenamePinetrail
FSB533
L2 Cache512 KB512 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 BitMali-400 MP4, Single Channel DDR3 Memory Controller
$64 U.S.
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.rock-chips.com
iGPUARM Mali-400 MP4 (250 MHz)

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
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 N450 +
min: 1270     avg: 1349     median: 1340 (3%)     max: 1444 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%)
59%
1 RK3066 +
min: 4687     avg: 4990     median: 5059 (4%)     max: 5161 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
57%
1 RK3066 +
4890 Points (4%)
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%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 A6x +
781 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 A6x +
1012 Points (8%)
39%
1 RK3066 +
min: 206     avg: 398.6     median: 390 (3%)     max: 621 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
52%
1 RK3066 +
min: 389     avg: 1072     median: 1071 (10%)     max: 1439 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
59%
1 RK3066 +
min: 843     avg: 1408     median: 1342 (3%)     max: 2107 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
59%
1 RK3066 +
min: 490     avg: 798     median: 788.5 (2%)     max: 1201 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
57%
1 RK3066 +
min: 694     avg: 1026     median: 1007.5 (3%)     max: 1518 Points
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
13%
1 RK3066 +
min: 50.7     avg: 80     median: 82.5 (3%)     max: 104.6 MFLOPS
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
14%
1 RK3066 +
min: 24.87     avg: 52.1     median: 54.8 (5%)     max: 62.1 MFLOPS
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6x +
895 ms (8%)
95%
1 RK3066 +
min: 1150     avg: 1418     median: 1355.5 (13%)     max: 1884 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 RK3066 +
1959 ms (21%)
Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
100%
1 RK3066 +
min: 3105     avg: 3862     median: 3974 (9%)     max: 4257 points
AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
100%
1 RK3066 +
min: 2135     avg: 3577     median: 3734 (24%)     max: 4267 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
100%
1 RK3066 +
5852 Points (1%)

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)