Apple A4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

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Apple A4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
Apple A4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A4 and the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple A4 1 core processor released in Q2/2010 with the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Apple A4 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
4 Generation 4
A4 Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A4 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz). The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 clocks with 3.40 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
1 Cores 8
1 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.80 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
1.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors 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.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

PowerVR SGX535 GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
65nm Technology
1 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
2 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

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.

PowerVR SGX535 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Apple A4, while the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 59.7 GB/s enabled.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.51 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 25.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple A4 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 is 150 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple A4 has 0.51 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 is at 25.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
45 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket LGA 2011
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2010 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 1925 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
869 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6538 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
805 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
4775 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
16343 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
297.1 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
154 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple A4 Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1132 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A4 Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
Apple iPhone 4 Unknown

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