Apple A5X vs Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2

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Apple A5X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
Apple A5X Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2

CPU comparison

Apple A5X or Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 - 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 E7-4830 v2 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 was released in Q1/2014.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
Apple A5/A5X (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
5 Generation 4
A5 Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
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 E7-4830 v2 has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 is at 2.20 GHz (2.70 GHz).

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
2 Cores 10
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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 E7-4830 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Apple A5X or Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 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 E7-4830 v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR3-1600
1 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 20.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 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 E7-4830 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
32 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
Q1/2011 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price 1500 $
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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 A5X Apple A5X
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
10C 20T @ 2.70 GHz
468 (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 A5X Apple A5X
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
10C 20T @ 2.70 GHz
3349 (100%)

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 E7-4830 v2 Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A5X Intel Xeon E7-4830 v2
Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen) Unknown

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