Apple A9X vs Intel Celeron 3955U

Let's find out which one of Apple A9X and Intel Celeron 3955U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A9X Intel Celeron 3955U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Celeron
• Generation
  9 7
• CPU group
  Apple A9/A9X Intel Celeron 3000
• Predecessor
  Apple A8X --
• Successor
  Apple A10X Fusion --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A9X vs Intel Celeron 3955U 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
  2.16 GHz 2.00 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.26 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  2.26 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  2x Twister --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A9X and Intel Celeron 3955U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A9X Intel HD Graphics 510
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.90 GHz
• Execution units
  12 12
• Shader
  384 96
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 32 GB
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  6 9
• DirectX Version
  12.0
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q1/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A9X and Intel Celeron 3955U. 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
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode
• VP8
  Decode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between Apple A9X and Intel Celeron 3955U 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 DDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
• Max. Memory
  4 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  10

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A9X and Intel Celeron 3955U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A9X or Intel Celeron 3955U? 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)
  8 W 15 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A9X and Intel Celeron 3955U 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 --
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  A9 Kaby Lake U
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A N/A
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q4/2015

List of devices based on Apple A9X and Intel Celeron 3955U.

• Used in
  Apple iPad Pro (1. Gen) Unknown