Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H vs Apple A9
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H | Apple A9 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Platinum 8444H or Apple A9 - 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 8444H has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H was released in Q1/2023. The Apple A9 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.85 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A9 was released in Q3/2015. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum (89) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) | CPU group | Apple A9/A9X (2) |
| 4 | Generation | 9 |
| Sapphire Rapids | Architecture | A9 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Apple A8 |
| -- | Successor | Apple A10 Fusion |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Apple A9 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.85 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
| 16 | Cores | 2 |
| 32 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.90 GHz | Frequency | 1.85 GHz |
| 4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Apple A9 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | 6 |
| Technology | 16 nm | |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| -- | Compute units | 24 |
| -- | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | Apple A9 |
| 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 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Apple A9 can connect up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
| DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
| 4096 GB | Max. Memory | 2 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 307.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 3.00 MB |
| 45.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| 5.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 80 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 315.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H has a TDP of 270 W, that of the Apple A9 is 5 W. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
| 270 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H has a 45.00 MB cache, while the Apple A9 cache has a total of 7.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H | Characteristic | Apple A9 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 4677 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows, Linux | Operating systems | iOS |
| Q1/2023 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
| 4234 $ | 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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Apple A9
Apple A9 @ 0.65 GHz |
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AnTuTu 8 Benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Apple A9
2C 2T @ 1.85 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H | Apple A9 |
| Unknown | Apple iPhone 6s Apple iPhone SE (1. Gen) |
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