Apple A12Z Bionic vs Intel Xeon W-3223

Comparative analysis of Apple A12Z Bionic and Intel Xeon W-3223 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 A12Z Bionic

Intel Xeon W-3223

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A12Z Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
10.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 160 Watt

Launch date	25 Mar 2020 vs 3 Jun 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 160 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3223

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 61% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
512x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
64x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 16 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2439 vs 2202
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17003 vs 9365

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.49 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 2202
PassMark - CPU mark	17003 vs 9365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A12Z Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3223

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

2439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9365

17003

Name	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Xeon W-3223
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	2439
PassMark - CPU mark	9365	17003
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1037
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8149

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A12Z Bionic	Intel Xeon W-3223
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vortex/Tempest/Chinook	Cascade Lake
Launch date	25 Mar 2020	3 Jun 2019
OS Support	iPadOS 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.0 Beta 1, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1088	1085
Processor Number	APL1083	W-3223
Vertical segment	Mobile	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$749
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.59 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.49 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	10 billion
L3 cache		16.5 MB
Maximum core temperature		68°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	1 TB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1125 MHz
Graphics max frequency	8
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	160 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)