Apple A8X vs Intel Celeron N2830

Let's find out which one of Apple A8X and Intel Celeron N2830 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A8X Intel Celeron N2830
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Celeron
• Generation
  8 6
• CPU group
  Apple A8/A8X Intel Celeron J1000/N2000
• Successor
  Apple A9X --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A8X vs Intel Celeron N2830 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
  1.50 GHz 2.16 GHz
• CPU Cores
  3 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 2.41 GHz
• CPU Threads
  3 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  3x Typhoon --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A8X and Intel Celeron N2830 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A8X Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.45 GHz 0.31 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.75 GHz
• Execution units
  8 4
• Shader
  256 32
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  1 2
• Generation
  5 7
• DirectX Version
  11.2
• Technology
  20 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q3/2013

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A8X and Intel Celeron N2830. 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 Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between Apple A8X and Intel Celeron N2830 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 DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  4 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A8X and Intel Celeron N2830.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A8X or Intel Celeron N2830? 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 7.5 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A8X and Intel Celeron N2830 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
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  A8 Bay Trail
• Technology
  20 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 1170
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q1/2014

List of devices based on Apple A8X and Intel Celeron N2830.

• Used in
  Apple iPad Air 2 Unknown