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Intel Core i7-990X vs Apple A6
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Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A6 |
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| Family | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (4) | Apple A6/A6X (2) |
| Architecture | Gulftown | A6 |
| Technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A5 | |
| Successor | Apple A7 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A6 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 2x Swift |
| Frequency: | 3.46 GHz | 1.30 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.73 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB | 1.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A6 |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 0.27 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q3/2012 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A6 |
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| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A6 |
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| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR2-1066 (8.5 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A6 |
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| TDP | 130 W | |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
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Technical details
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Intel Core i7-990X | Apple A6 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q3/2012 |
| Release price | 1059 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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Intel Core i7-990X
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Apple A6
2C / 2T · 0.00 GHz
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