Apple A5X vs Intel Xeon W-3323

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Apple A5X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-3323
Apple A5X Intel Xeon W-3323

CPU comparison

Apple A5X or Intel Xeon W-3323 - 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 W-3323 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3323 was released in Q3/2021.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Apple A5/A5X (2) CPU group Intel Xeon W-3300 (5)
5 Generation 8
A5 Architecture Ice Lake W
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-3223
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 W-3323 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3323 is at 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3323
2 Cores 12
2 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.90 GHz

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 A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3323
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Apple A5X or Intel Xeon W-3323 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 W-3323 supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 204.8 GB/s.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3323
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR4-3200
1 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 15.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 21.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A5X is --, while the Intel Xeon W-3323 has a TDP of 220 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3323
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 220 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 W-3323 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 36.00 MB cache.

Apple A5X Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3323
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 LGA 4189
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
iOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q3/2021
-- Release price 949 $
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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 W-3323 Intel Xeon W-3323
@ 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 A5X Apple A5X
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3323 Intel Xeon W-3323
12C 24T @ 3.90 GHz
25879 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A5X Intel Xeon W-3323
Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen) Unknown

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