Which one of the central processing units is better: Apple A12 Bionic or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.
The Apple A12 Bionic has 6 cores and 6 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.49 GHz. The Apple A12 Bionic was released on Q3/2018.
The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 has 4 cores with 6 threads and 2.49 GHz of frequency. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 was released on Q1/2008.
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1.59 GHz
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Apple A12 Bionic
Let's find out which one of Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
Desktop / Server
Intel Core2 Duo
2
Intel Core 2 Quad
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In this block we are going to compare Apple A12 Bionic vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 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.
2.50 GHz
4
2.50 GHz
4
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normal
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Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.
no iGPU
No turbo
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Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.
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No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
To choose the best model between Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 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.
No
0
AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300.
No
Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A12 Bionic or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300? 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.
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Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.
x86-64 (64 bit)
VT-x, VT-d
SSE3
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6.00 MB
Yorkfield
45 nm
AM1
Q1/2008
List of devices based on Apple A12 Bionic and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300.
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Russian 
Germany 
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Italian 
French 
Japan 
Spanish 
Polish 
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