AMD Phenom II X6 1100T VS Apple A8 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Apple A8

Comparison of video cards AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Apple A8 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

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Higher clock speed

3.30 GHz 1.10 GHz

Around -200% better clock speed
More number of cores

6 2

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

3.70 GHz 1.50 GHz

Around 59% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Apple A8

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Performance per watt

5 W 125 W

About 0.04 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Apple A8

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Apple A8 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Apple A8
Segment	Desktop / Server Mobile
Family	AMD Phenom II Apple A series
Generation	5 8
CPU group	AMD Phenom II - 1000 Apple A8/A8X
Predecessor	-- Apple A7
Successor	-- Apple A9

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Apple A8 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.30 GHz 1.10 GHz
CPU Cores	6 2
Turbo (1 Core)	3.70 GHz 1.50 GHz
CPU Threads	6 2
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal
A core	-- 2x Typhoon

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Apple A8 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU Apple A8
GPU frequency	0.53 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	4
Shader	128
Max. GPU Memory	-- 4 GB
Max. displays	1
Generation	5
Technology	20 nm
Release date	Q3/2014

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Apple A8. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Apple A8 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR2-1066 LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory	2 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 1

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Apple A8.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Phenom II X6 1100T or Apple A8? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	125 W 5 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and Apple A8 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V None
ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
L2-Cache	-- 1.00 MB
L3-Cache	6.00 MB 4.00 MB
Architecture	Thuban (K10) A8
Technology	45 nm 20 nm
Socket	AM3 N/A
Release date	Q4/2010 Q3/2014