Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H vs Apple A6

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A6
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Apple A6

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H 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 Platinum 8360H has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 1146 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H was released in Q2/2020.

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.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10) CPU group Apple A6/A6X (2)
3 Generation 6
Cooper Lake Architecture A6
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A5
-- Successor Apple A7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Apple A6 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Apple A6
24 Cores 2
48 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 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 Platinum 8360H Characteristic Apple A6
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
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 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 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 & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H supports a maximum of 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Apple A6 can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Apple A6
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR2-1066
1146 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
153.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
33.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H has a TDP of 225 W, that of the Apple A6 is --.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Characteristic Apple A6
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H has a 33.00 MB cache, while the Apple A6 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H 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 4189 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2012
4200 $ 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 Platinum 8360H Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A6 Apple A6
PowerVR SGX543MP3 (3 Cores) @ 0.27 GHz
68 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360H Apple A6
Unknown Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5C

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