Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 vs Apple A6

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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A6
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Apple A6

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 or Apple A6 - 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 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 was released in Q1/2023.

The Apple A6 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A6 was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon CPU Max (5) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9000 (5) CPU group Apple A6/A6X (2)
3 Generation 6
Sapphire Rapids Architecture A6
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A5
-- Successor Apple A7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 is 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A6 is at 1.30 GHz.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Characteristic Apple A6
32 Cores 2
64 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Characteristic Apple A6
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 or Apple A6 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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
GPU frequency 0.27 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10

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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores)
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 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The Apple A6 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.5 GB/s.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Characteristic Apple A6
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR2-1066
4096 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
75.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
80 PCIe lanes --
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 is 350 W, while the Apple A6 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Characteristic Apple A6
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 75.00 MB cache. The Apple A6 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Characteristic Apple A6
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2012
7995 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz
68 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9462 Apple A6
Unknown Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5C

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