Intel Xeon Gold 6126F vs Apple A7

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6126F		Apple A7
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 6126F or Apple A7 - 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 6126F has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F was released in Q3/2017. The Apple A7 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 1 memory channels. The Apple A7 was released in Q3/2013.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	Apple A series (22)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)	CPU group	Apple A7 (1)
1	Generation	7
Skylake	Architecture	A7
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Apple A6
--	Successor	Apple A8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Apple A7 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A7 is at 1.40 GHz.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F	Characteristic	Apple A7
12	Cores	2
24	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz	Frequency	1.40 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.00 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 Gold 6126F	Characteristic	Apple A7
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F or Apple A7 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 G6430
	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology	28 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	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 G6430
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 6126F can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The Apple A7 supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F	Characteristic	Apple A7
DDR4-2666	Memory	LPDDR3-1333
768 GB	Max. Memory	1 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
128.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
19.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
48	PCIe lanes	--
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is 135 W, while the Apple A7 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F	Characteristic	Apple A7
135 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 6126F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The Apple A7 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F	Characteristic	Apple A7
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 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
Q3/2017	Release date	Q3/2013
1930 $	Release price	--

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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 Gold 6126F 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	278 (100%)

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 Gold 6126F 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	528 (100%)

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 6126F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A7 PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz	115 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6126F 12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz	161 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6126F 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	1996 (100%)
	Apple A7 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F	Apple A7
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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