Apple A6 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H
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| Apple A6 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H | |
CPU comparisonApple A6 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H - 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 A6 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 1 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple A6 was released in Q3/2012. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H was released in Q1/2023. |
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| Apple A series (22) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
| Apple A6/A6X (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) |
| 6 | Generation | 4 |
| A6 | Architecture | Sapphire Rapids |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| Apple A5 | Predecessor | -- |
| Apple A7 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple A6 is 1.30 GHz while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H has 48 CPU cores and 96 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H is at 2.10 GHz (3.80 GHz). |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H |
| 2 | Cores | 48 |
| 2 | Threads | 96 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.30 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.80 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Apple A6 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H 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. |
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| PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.27 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| 32 nm | Technology | |
| 1 | Max. displays | |
| 6 | Compute units | -- |
| 48 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 10 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 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 & PCIeThe Apple A6 can use up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 307.2 GB/s. |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H |
| LPDDR2-1066 | Memory | DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 |
| 1 GB | Max. Memory | 4096 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 8.5 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 307.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 105.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 80 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 315.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple A6 is --, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H has a TDP of 330 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 330 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Apple A6 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 105.00 MB cache. |
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| Apple A6 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H |
| 32 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 |
| Q3/2012 | Release date | Q1/2023 |
| -- | Release price | 13923 $ |
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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.
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Apple A6
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple A6 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H |
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