Apple A11 Bionic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T | |
CPU comparisonApple A11 Bionic or Intel Xeon Gold 6230T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Apple A11 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.39 GHz. Up to 3 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Apple A11 Bionic was released in Q3/2017. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T was released in Q2/2019. |
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Apple A series (22) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
Apple A11 (1) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
11 | Generation | 2 |
A11 | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Apple A10 Fusion | Predecessor | -- |
Apple A12 Bionic | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A11 Bionic is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.39 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T has 20 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz). |
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Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
6 | Cores | 20 |
6 | Threads | 40 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.39 GHz 2x Monsoon |
A-Core | 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz) |
1.19 GHz 4x Mistral |
B-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | -- |
2 Neural cores @ 0.6 TOPS | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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Apple A11 | GPU | no iGPU |
1.07 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
8 | GPU Generation | -- |
10 nm | Technology | |
1 | Max. displays | |
12 | Compute units | -- |
192 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
3 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
-- | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Apple A11 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple A11 Bionic supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
3 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
8.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 27.50 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A11 Bionic has a TDP of 8 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T is 125 W. |
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Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
8 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A11 Bionic has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T cache has a total of 27.50 MB. |
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Apple A11 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
10 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
-- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
-- | Socket | LGA 3647 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
iOS | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2017 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 1988 $ |
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Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz |
Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz |
Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz |
Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz |
Apple A11 Bionic
Apple A11 @ 1.07 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
@ 0.00 GHz |
Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.10 GHz |
Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz |
Apple A11 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.39 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.10 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Apple A11 Bionic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
Apple iPhone 8 Apple iPhone 8 Plus Apple iPhone X |
Unknown |