Intel Xeon Gold 6258R vs Apple A8

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Intel Xeon Gold 6258R CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A8
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R Apple A8

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R and the Apple A8 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R 28 core processor released in Q1/2020 with the Apple A8 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Apple A8/A8X (2)
2 Generation 8
Cascade Lake Architecture A8
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A7
-- Successor Apple A9

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6258R is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 56 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 Gold 6258R Characteristic Apple A8
28 Cores 2
56 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
4.00 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 6258R 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.

no iGPU GPU Apple A8
GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 20 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Apple A8
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R, 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 Gold 6258R Characteristic Apple A8
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
38.50 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6258R has a TDP of 205 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 Gold 6258R Characteristic Apple A8
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
76 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6258R has 38.50 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 Gold 6258R 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, 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
Q1/2020 Release date Q3/2014
3950 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R (100%)
Apple A8 (28%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R (100%)
Apple A8 (3%)

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 6258R Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1148 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
324 (28%)

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 6258R Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz
21745 (100%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
607 (3%)

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 Gold 6258R Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
412 (100%)

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 Gold 6258R Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
588 (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 6258R Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
Apple A8 @ 0.53 GHz
136 (100%)

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 Gold 6258R Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A8 Apple A8
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
1532 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6258R 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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