Apple A9 vs Intel Celeron N5105

Let's find out which one of Apple A9 and Intel Celeron N5105 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A9 Intel Celeron N5105
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Celeron
• Generation
  9 10
• CPU group
  Apple A9/A9X Intel Celeron N5000
• Predecessor
  Apple A8 --
• Successor
  Apple A10 Fusion --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A9 vs Intel Celeron N5105 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
  1.85 GHz 2.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 2.90 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  2x Twister -- Tremont

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A9 and Intel Celeron N5105 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A9 Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Elkhart Lake)
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.45 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.80 GHz
• Execution units
  6 24
• Shader
  192 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  6 11
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  16 nm 10 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q1/2021

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A9 and Intel Celeron N5105. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Apple A9 and Intel Celeron N5105 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
  LPDDR4-3200 DDR4-2933
• Max. Memory
  2 GB 32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A9 and Intel Celeron N5105.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A9 or Intel Celeron N5105? 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)
  5 W 10 W
• TDP (PL2)
  -- 20 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A9 and Intel Celeron N5105 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, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB 1.50 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  A9 Jasper Lake
• Technology
  16 nm 10 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1090
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q4/2021

List of devices based on Apple A9 and Intel Celeron N5105.

• Used in
  Apple iPhone 6sApple iPhone SE (1. Gen) Unknown