Apple A8 vs Intel Pentium B970

Let's find out which one of Apple A8 and Intel Pentium B970 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A8 Intel Pentium B970
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Pentium
• Generation
  8 2
• CPU group
  Apple A8/A8X Intel Pentium 900
• Predecessor
  Apple A7 --
• Successor
  Apple A9 --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A8 vs Intel Pentium B970 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
  1.10 GHz 2.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  1.50 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  1.50 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  2x Typhoon --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A8 and Intel Pentium B970 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A8 Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.53 GHz 0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.15 GHz
• Execution units
  4 6
• Shader
  128 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  5 6
• DirectX Version
  10.1
• Technology
  20 nm 32 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q2/2011

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A8 and Intel Pentium B970. 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
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between Apple A8 and Intel Pentium B970 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
  LPDDR3-1600 DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  2 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A8 and Intel Pentium B970.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A8 or Intel Pentium B970? 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 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 85 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A8 and Intel Pentium B970 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
  1.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  A8 Sandy Bridge U
• Technology
  20 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  N/A PGA 988
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q1/2012

List of devices based on Apple A8 and Intel Pentium B970.

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