Intel Xeon Gold 6138F | Apple A4 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6138F or Apple A4 - 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 6138F has 20 cores with 40 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 6138F was released in Q3/2017. The Apple A4 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A4 was released in Q2/2010. |
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Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) | CPU group | Apple A4 (1) |
1 | Generation | 4 |
Skylake | Architecture | A4 |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6138F has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138F is 2.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Apple A4 has 1 CPU cores and 1 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A4 is at 0.80 GHz (1.00 GHz). |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138F | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
20 | Cores | 1 |
40 | Threads | 1 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.00 GHz | Frequency | 0.80 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 1.00 GHz |
2.80 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F or Apple A4 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 SGX535 |
GPU frequency | -- | |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
-- | GPU Generation | -- |
Technology | 65nm | |
Max. displays | 1 | |
-- | Compute units | 2 |
-- | Shader | 2 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
-- | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
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 SGX535 |
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 6138F can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The Apple A4 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138F | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
DDR4-2666 | Memory | LPDDR2-800 |
768 GB | Max. Memory | |
6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
128.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
Yes | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 0.51 MB |
28.00 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 6138F is 125 W, while the Apple A4 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 6138F | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
125 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6138F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 28.00 MB cache. The Apple A4 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 0.51 MB cache. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138F | Characteristic | Apple A4 |
14 nm | Technology | 45 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 |
Q3/2017 | Release date | Q2/2010 |
2750 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Apple A4
1C 1T @ 1.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Apple A4
1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138F | Apple A4 |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 4 |