Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 vs Apple A8

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Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A8
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Apple A8

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and the Apple A8 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 4 core processor released in Q1/2016 with the Apple A8 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Apple A8/A8X (2)
5 Generation 8
Skylake S Architecture A8
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A7
-- Successor Apple A9

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Apple A8 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Characteristic Apple A8
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Characteristic Apple A8
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU Apple A8
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation 5
14 nm Technology 20 nm
3 Max. displays 1
72 Compute units 16
576 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12.0 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.

Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU Apple A8
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5, while the Apple A8 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Characteristic Apple A8
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Apple A8 is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Characteristic Apple A8
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Apple A8 is at 5.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 20 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Characteristic Apple A8
14 nm Technology 20 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1440 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2014
679 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 (100%)
Apple A8 (31%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 (100%)
Apple A8 (16%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1058 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
324 (31%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4186 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
607 (15%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1348 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
412 (31%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4389 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
588 (13%)

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 E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 @ 1.05 GHz
1210 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
Apple A8 @ 0.53 GHz
136 (11%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
7972 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
1532 (19%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Apple A8
Unknown Apple iPhone 6
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple iPad Mini 4
Apple TV HD
Apple HomePod
Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)

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