Reasons to consider the

Intel Core2 Duo P8400 Report a correction Report a correction

Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 95,500 MB/s vs 59,400 MB/s More than 60% better geekbench 3 AES single core score

Much more l2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB 3x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Significantly higher clock speed 2.26 GHz vs 1.4 GHz More than 60% higher clock speed

More advanced architecture x86-64 vs ARM A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor

Much more l2 cache per core 1.5 MB/core vs 0.5 MB/core 3x more l2 cache per core

Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 2,231 vs 1,416 Around 60% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score

Reasons to consider the

Apple A6X (APL5598) Report a correction Report a correction

Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor