Intel Xeon Gold 5318S vs Apple A6X

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Intel Xeon Gold 5318S CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A6X
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Apple A6X

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5318S or Apple A6X - 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 5318S has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S was released in Q2/2021.

The Apple A6X has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple A6X was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group Apple A6/A6X (2)
3 Generation 6
Ice Lake Architecture A6
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A5X
-- Successor Apple A8X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Apple A6X has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A6X is at 1.40 GHz.
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic Apple A6X
24 Cores 2
48 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 GHz 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 Gold 5318S Characteristic Apple A6X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S or Apple A6X 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 SGX554MP4 (4 Cores)
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
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 SGX554MP4 (4 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 Gold 5318S can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 187.6 GB/s. The Apple A6X supports up to 1 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic Apple A6X
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR2-1066
6144 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
187.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
36.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is 165 W, while the Apple A6X has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic Apple A6X
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5318S is manufactured in 10 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The Apple A6X is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Characteristic Apple A6X
10 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 4189 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q2/2021 Release date Q3/2012
1667 $ 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 Gold 5318S Intel Xeon Gold 5318S
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A6X Apple A6X
PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.30 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Gold 5318S Apple A6X
Unknown Apple iPad (4. Gen)

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