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Apple A13 Bionic | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A13 Bionic and the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Apple A13 Bionic 6 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019. |
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Apple A series (22) | Family | Intel Xeon Silver (32) |
Apple A13 (1) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11) |
13 | Generation | 2 |
A13 (Lightning / Thunder) | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Apple A12 Bionic | Predecessor | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
Apple A14 Bionic | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A13 Bionic is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.65 GHz. The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. |
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Apple A13 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 16 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.65 GHz 2x Lightning |
A-Core | 2.10 GHz (3.20 GHz) |
1.80 GHz 4x Thunder |
B-Core | -- |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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Apple A13 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | -- |
8 Neural cores @ 6 TOPS | AI specifications | -- |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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Apple A13 | GPU | no iGPU |
1.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
10 | GPU Generation | -- |
7 nm | Technology | |
1 | Max. displays | |
16 | Compute units | -- |
256 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 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 A13 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | 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 & PCIeUp to 4 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Apple A13 Bionic, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled. |
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Apple A13 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
LPDDR4X-4266 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
4 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
8.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 11.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Apple A13 Bionic has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is 85 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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Apple A13 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 85 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A13 Bionic has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is at 11.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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Apple A13 Bionic | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
7 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 |
Q3/2019 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 422 $ |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A13 @ 1.35 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Apple A13 Bionic
6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Apple A13 Bionic | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
Apple iPhone 11 Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone SE |
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