Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H vs Apple A5X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A5X
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Apple A5X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H and the Apple A5X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H 28 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Apple A5X which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10) CPU group Apple A5/A5X (2)
3 Generation 5
Cooper Lake Architecture A5
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Apple A6X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.30 GHz). The processor can compute 56 threads at the same time. The Apple A5X clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Characteristic Apple A5X
28 Cores 2
56 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
4.30 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 8380H Characteristic Apple A5X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores)
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 45 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 64
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 SGX543MP4 (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

Up to 1146 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H, while the Apple A5X supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Characteristic Apple A5X
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR2-800
1146 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
153.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
38.50 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H has a TDP of 250 W. The TDP of the Apple A5X is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Characteristic Apple A5X
250 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H has 38.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Apple A5X is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Characteristic Apple A5X
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 Q1/2011
-- 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 8380H Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A5X Apple A5X
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4 Cores) @ 0.20 GHz
26 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H Apple A5X
Unknown Apple iPad 2 (3. Gen)

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