Apple A6X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H

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Apple A6X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
Apple A6X Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Apple A6X and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Apple A6X 2 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Apple A series (22) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Apple A6/A6X (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10)
6 Generation 3
A6 Architecture Cooper Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Apple A5X Predecessor --
Apple A8X Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple A6X is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H clocks with 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel.

Apple A6X Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
2 Cores 24
2 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 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 A6X Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 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 SGX554MP4 (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

Up to 1 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Apple A6X, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H supports a maximum of 1146 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s enabled.

Apple A6X Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
LPDDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-3200
1 GB Max. Memory 1146 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 33.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Apple A6X has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H is 225 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Apple A6X Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 225 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple A6X has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H is at 33.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Apple A6X Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
32 nm Technology 14 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
Q3/2012 Release date Q2/2020
-- Release price 4200 $
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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 A6X Apple A6X
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz
77 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple A6X Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
Apple iPad (4. Gen) Unknown

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