AMD A4-1200 vs Apple A8X

Let's find out which one of AMD A4-1200 and Apple A8X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A4-1200 Apple A8X
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Apple A series
• Generation
  7 8
• CPU group
  AMD A4-1000 Apple A8/A8X
• Successor
  -- Apple A9X

In this block we are going to compare AMD A4-1200 vs Apple A8X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.00 GHz 1.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 3
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 3
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- 3x Typhoon

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A4-1200 and Apple A8X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 8180 Apple A8X
• GPU frequency
  0.23 GHz 0.45 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  2 8
• Shader
  128 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 4 GB
• Max. displays
  2 1
• Generation
  5 5
• DirectX Version
  11.1
• Technology
  28 nm 20 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q3/2014

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A4-1200 and Apple A8X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD A4-1200 and Apple A8X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMM LPDDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  -- 4 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  --
• PCIe lanes
  --

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A4-1200 and Apple A8X.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A4-1200 or Apple A8X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  3.9 W 8 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A4-1200 and Apple A8X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L2-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Temash (Jaguar) A8
• Technology
  28 nm 20 nm
• Socket
  FT3 N/A
• Release date
  Q2/2013 Q3/2014

List of devices based on AMD A4-1200 and Apple A8X.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPad Air 2