Apple A7 vs Intel Atom E3845

Let's find out which one of Apple A7 and Intel Atom E3845 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A7 Intel Atom E3845
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Atom
• Generation
  7 4
• CPU group
  Apple A7 Intel Atom E3800
• Successor
  Apple A8 --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A7 vs Intel Atom E3845 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
  1.30 GHz 1.91 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  1.40 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  2x Cyclone --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A7 and Intel Atom E3845 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  PowerVR G6430 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.45 GHz 0.54 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.45 GHz 0.79 GHz
• Execution units
  4 4
• Shader
  64 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 8 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  7
• DirectX Version
  10 11.2
• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q3/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A7 and Intel Atom E3845. 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 / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode

To choose the best model between Apple A7 and Intel Atom E3845 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
  LPDDR3-1333 DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  1 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A7 and Intel Atom E3845.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A7 or Intel Atom E3845? 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)
  10 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A7 and Intel Atom E3845 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  1.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  A7 Bay Trail
• Technology
  28 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1170
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q4/2013
• Part Number
  S5L8960X --

List of devices based on Apple A7 and Intel Atom E3845.

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