Apple A8 Benchmark, Test and specs
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Apple A8 Benchmark, Test and specs
The Apple A8 has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 8. gen of the Apple A series series. The processor was released in Q3/2014. The Apple A8 scores 324 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 607 points.
CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Apple A8. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Apple A8.
Name:
Apple A8
Family:
Apple A series
CPU group:
Apple A8/A8X
Segment:
Mobile
Generation:
8
Predecessor:
Apple A7
Successor:
Apple A9
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Apple A8 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A8 is 1.50
GHz
. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores / Threads:
2 / 2
Core architecture:
normal
Cores:
2x Typhoon
Hyperthreading / SMT:
No
Overclocking:
No
Frequency:
1.50
GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
—
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
—
Internal Graphics
Apple A8, which has 128 texture shaders and 16 execution units. The iGPU uses the system’s main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor’s die.
The Apple A8 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple A8 uses the, which has 128 texture shaders and 16 execution units. The iGPU uses the system’s main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor’s die.
GPU name:
Apple A8
GPU frequency:
0.53 GHz
GPU (Turbo):
No turbo
Execution units:
16
Shader:
128
Max. GPU Memory:
4 GB
Max. displays:
1
Generation:
5
Direct X:
—
Technology:
20 nm
Release date:
Q3/2014
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit):
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):
No
h264:
Decode
VP8:
No
VP9:
No
AV1:
No
AVC:
Decode
VC-1:
Decode
JPEG:
Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
The processor can use up to 1
GB
memory in 1
(Single Channel)
memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8
GB/s
. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.
Memory type:
LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory:
1
GB
Memory channels:
1
(Single Channel)
Bandwidth:
12.8
GB/s
ECC:
No
PCIe:
—
AES-NI:
No
Thermal Management
The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 5
W
. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.
TDP (
PL1
/
PBP
):
5
W
TDP (
PL2
):
—
TDP up:
—
TDP down:
—
Tjunction max.:
—
Technical details
The Apple A8 is made in 20
nm
. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 5.00
MB
cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor’s speed in some cases such as games.
Technology:
20
nm
Chip design:
Chiplet
Socket:
—
L2-Cache:
1.00
MB
L3-Cache:
4.00
MB
Architecture:
A8
Operating systems:
iOS
Virtualization:
None
Instruction set (ISA):
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:
Release date:
Q3/2014
Release price:
—
Part Number:
—
Documents:
—
2C 2T @ 1.50
GHz
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