Apple A5 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Last updated: 2023-05-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple A5		Intel Xeon E3-1270
CPU comparison Apple A5 or Intel Xeon E3-1270 - 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 A5 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple A5 was released in Q1/2011. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 was released in Q2/2011.

Apple A series (22)	Family	Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Apple A5/A5X (2)	CPU group	Intel Xeon E3 (1)
5	Generation	2
A5	Architecture	Sandy-Bridge
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
Apple A6	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple A5 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz).
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E3-1270
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.00 GHz	Frequency	3.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.80 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 A5	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E3-1270
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The 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.
PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)	GPU	no iGPU
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
1	Max. displays
4	Compute units	--
32	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
10	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 SGX543MP2 (2 Cores)	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 The Apple A5 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E3-1270
LPDDR2-800	Memory	DDR3-1333
1 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
6.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	10.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple A5 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Xeon E3-1270 is 80 W.
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E3-1270
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	80 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Apple A5 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E3-1270 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
Apple A5	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E3-1270
32 nm	Technology	32 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 1155
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
iOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011	Release date	Q2/2011
--	Release price	339 $

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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 A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	496 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	267 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Apple A5 PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz	13 (100%)
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	5388 (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 A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	127 (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 A5 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E3-1270 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	603 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Apple A5	Intel Xeon E3-1270
Apple iPhone 4S Apple iPad 2	Unknown

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