Apple A12X Bionic vs Intel Xeon E-2278GE

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A12X Bionic

Intel Xeon E-2278GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12X Bionic

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2653 vs 2547

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	8 MB (shared) vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653 vs 2547

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278GE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 89% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
512x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
21.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 6 GB
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15756 vs 11044

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2019 vs 7 Nov 2018
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15756 vs 11044

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2278GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2653

2547

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11044

15756

Name	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Xeon E-2278GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653	2547
PassMark - CPU mark	11044	15756

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Xeon E-2278GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Coffee Lake
Launch date	7 Nov 2018	27 May 2019
OS Support	iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	843	826
Processor Number	APL1083	E-2278GE
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$494
Series		Intel Xeon E Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	10 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		16 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Execution Units	28
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	7
Device ID		0x3E9A
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	80 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1151
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)