Apple A12Z Bionic
Intel Celeron J1900
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Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Celeron J1900

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Released
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Q4/2013
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Which one of the central processing units is better: Apple A12Z Bionic or Intel Celeron J1900? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The Apple A12Z Bionic has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.49 GHz. The Apple A12Z Bionic was released on Q1/2020.

The Intel Celeron J1900 has 4 cores with 8 threads and 2.49 GHz of frequency. The Intel Celeron J1900 was released on Q4/2013.

Differences
Reasons to consider
Apple A12Z Bionic
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  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    2.49 GHz left arrow 2.42 GHz
    Around 3% better overclocked clock speed
Reasons to consider
Intel Celeron J1900
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed
    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.59 GHz
    Around 21% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    10 W left arrow 15 W
    About 0.67 times less performance per watt
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
Apple A12Z Bionic Apple A12Z Bionic
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Celeron J1900 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    Apple A12Z Bionic left arrow Intel Celeron J1900
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Apple A12/A12X/A12Z left arrow Intel Celeron J1000/N2000
  • Predecessor
    Apple A10X Fusion left arrow --
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Celeron J1900 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
    1.59 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.49 GHz left arrow 2.42 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    4x Vortex left arrow --
  • B core
    4x Tempest left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Celeron J1900 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    Apple A12Z left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    1.59 GHz left arrow 0.69 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.49 GHz left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 32
  • Max. GPU Memory
    6 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 7
  • DirectX Version
    -- left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q3/2013
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Celeron J1900. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Celeron J1900 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
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 4
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Celeron J1900.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A12Z Bionic or Intel Celeron J1900? 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)
    15 W left arrow 10 W
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Celeron J1900 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    A12 left arrow Bay Trail
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 1170
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q4/2013
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Celeron J1900.

  • Used in
    Apple iPad Pro 2020 left arrow Unknown
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