Intel Xeon Gold 5220S vs Apple A6
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S | Apple A6 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 5220S 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 Gold 5220S has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S was released in Q2/2019. 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. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | Apple A6/A6X (2) |
| 2 | Generation | 6 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | A6 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A5 |
| -- | Successor | Apple A7 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 5220S has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is 2.70 GHz (3.90 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. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| 18 | Cores | 2 |
| 36 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.70 GHz | Frequency | 1.30 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 2.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S 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. |
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| 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 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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| 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 & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 5220S can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 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. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| DDR4-2666 | Memory | LPDDR2-1066 |
| 1024 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 128.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| 24.75 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is 125 W, while the Apple A6 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| 125 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is manufactured in 14 nm and has 24.75 MB cache. The Apple A6 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S | Characteristic | Apple A6 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 3647 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q3/2012 |
| 2000 $ | Release price | -- |
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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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Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
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Apple A6
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 5220S | Apple A6 |
| Unknown | Apple iPhone 5 Apple iPhone 5C |
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