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Apple A6x vs Intel Atom N450

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.

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ModelApple A6xIntel Atom N450
SeriesApple Intel Atom
Series: Atom Pinetrail
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Clock1400 MHz1660 MHz
Cores / Threads21 / 2
32 nm45 nm, 0.8-1.175V
ArchitectureARMx86
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%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 A6x +
8627 Points (7%)
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%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 A6x +
2053 Points (19%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 A6x +
2262 Points (4%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 A6x +
1330 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 A6x +
1768 Points (5%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
100%
1 A6x +
654 MFLOPS (22%)
Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
100%
1 A6x +
382.4 MFLOPS (37%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
100%
1 A6x +
895 ms (8%)

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