AMD FX-4300 vs Apple A8

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-4300 and Apple A8 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD FX-4300 Apple A8
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD FX Apple A series
• Generation
  2 8
• CPU group
  AMD FX-4300 Apple A8/A8X
• Predecessor
  -- Apple A7
• Successor
  -- Apple A9

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-4300 vs Apple A8 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
  3.80 GHz 1.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 1.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- 2x Typhoon

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-4300 and Apple A8 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Apple A8
• GPU frequency
  0.53 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  128
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 4 GB
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  5
• Technology
  20 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2014

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-4300 and Apple A8. 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
  No Decode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD FX-4300 and Apple A8 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
  DDR3-1866 LPDDR3-1600
• Max. Memory
  2 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-4300 and Apple A8.

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-4300 or Apple A8? 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)
  95 W 5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-4300 and Apple A8 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
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Vishera (Bulldozer) A8
• Technology
  32 nm 20 nm
• Socket
  AM3+ N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q3/2014

List of devices based on AMD FX-4300 and Apple A8.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple iPhone 6Apple iPhone 6 PlusApple iPad Mini 4Apple TV HDApple HomePodApple iPod touch (6. Gen)