Apple A4 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6428N

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Apple A4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6428N
Apple A4 Intel Xeon Gold 6428N

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A4 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6428N 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 Gold 6428N which has 32 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Apple A4 (1) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25)
4 Generation 4
A4 Architecture Sapphire Rapids
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 Gold 6428N clocks with 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6428N
1 Cores 32
1 Threads 64
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.80 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
1.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6428N
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

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 Gold 6428N supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 281.6 GB/s enabled.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6428N
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR5-4400
Max. Memory 4096 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 281.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.51 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 60.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 80
-- PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple A4 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6428N is 185 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6428N
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 185 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 Gold 6428N is at 60.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Apple A4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6428N
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 4677
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q2/2010 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 3200 $
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