Apple A5X vs Intel Xeon D-2776NT

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Apple A5X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-2776NT
Apple A5X Intel Xeon D-2776NT

CPU comparison

Apple A5X or Intel Xeon D-2776NT - 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 A5X 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 4 memory channels. The Apple A5X was released in Q1/2011.

The Intel Xeon D-2776NT has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2776NT was released in Q1/2022.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
Apple A5/A5X (2) CPU group Intel Xeon D-2700 (16)
5 Generation 4
A5 Architecture Ice Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Apple A6X Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A5X has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A5X is 1.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon D-2776NT has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-2776NT is at 2.10 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2776NT
2 Cores 16
2 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2776NT
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Apple A5X or Intel Xeon D-2776NT has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) GPU no iGPU
0.20 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
45 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
64 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 SGX543MP4 (4 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 A5X can use up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon D-2776NT supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 93.8 GB/s.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2776NT
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2933
1 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 93.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 25.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 32
-- PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the Intel Xeon D-2776NT has a TDP of 117 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2776NT
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 117 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple A5X is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon D-2776NT is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 25.00 MB cache.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2776NT
32 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket BGA 2579
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 1784 $
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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 A5X Apple A5X
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz
26 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2776NT Intel Xeon D-2776NT
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A5X Intel Xeon D-2776NT
Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen) Unknown

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