Intel Xeon Silver 4109T | Apple A14 Bionic | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Silver 4109T or Apple A14 Bionic - 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 Silver 4109T has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4109T was released in Q3/2017. The Apple A14 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A14 Bionic was released in Q3/2020. |
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Intel Xeon Silver (32) | Family | Apple A series (22) |
Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) | CPU group | Apple A14 (1) |
1 | Generation | 14 |
Skylake SP | Architecture | A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | Apple A13 Bionic |
Intel Xeon Silver 4209T | Successor | Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Silver 4109T has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4109T is 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Apple A14 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A14 Bionic is at 3.00 GHz. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) | A-Core | 3.00 GHz 2x Firestorm |
-- | B-Core | 1.82 GHz 4x Icestorm |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
-- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
-- | AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS |
-- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Silver 4109T or Apple A14 Bionic 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 | Apple A14 |
GPU frequency | 1.46 GHz | |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
-- | GPU Generation | 11 |
Technology | 5 nm | |
Max. displays | 3 | |
-- | Compute units | 16 |
-- | Shader | 256 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 6 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 A14 |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Silver 4109T can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 115.2 GB/s. The Apple A14 Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4X-4266 |
768 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
115.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 12.00 MB |
11.00 MB | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
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 Silver 4109T is 70 W, while the Apple A14 Bionic has a TDP of 7.25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
70 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7.25 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Silver 4109T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 11.00 MB cache. The Apple A14 Bionic is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 28.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T | Characteristic | Apple A14 Bionic |
14 nm | Technology | 5 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 |
Q3/2017 | Release date | Q3/2020 |
500 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14 @ 1.46 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Silver 4109T
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4109T | Apple A14 Bionic |
Unknown | Apple iPhone 12 mini Apple iPhone 12 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Apple iPad Air (4. Gen) |