Apple A12X Bionic vs Intel Xeon W-3235

Comparative analysis of Apple A12X Bionic and Intel Xeon W-3235 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Apple A12X Bionic

Intel Xeon W-3235

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
12x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 180 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658 vs 2645

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3235

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 77% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
768x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
170.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 6 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25613 vs 11071

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2019 vs 7 Nov 2018
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25613 vs 11071

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12X Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3235

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2658

2645

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11071

25613

Name	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Xeon W-3235
PassMark - Single thread mark	2658	2645
PassMark - CPU mark	11071	25613
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1088
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11988

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12X Bionic	Intel Xeon W-3235
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Nov 2018	3 June 2019
OS Support	iOS 12.1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	840	837
Processor Number	APL1083	W-3235
Vertical segment	Mobile	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$1398
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8	24
Transistor count	10 billion
L3 cache		19.25 MB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	1 TB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	28
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	7
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	180 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)