Apple A15 Bionic vs Intel Xeon W-3345

Comparative analysis of Apple A15 Bionic and Intel Xeon W-3345 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.

Apple A15 Bionic

Intel Xeon W-3345

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A15 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 10 nm
41.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3597 vs 2489

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Sep 2021 vs 29 Jul 2021
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3597 vs 2489

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3345

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 6
42 more threads: 48 vs 6
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
1365.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
682.7x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 6 GB
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46019 vs 9902

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 6
Number of threads	48 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.23 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46019 vs 9902

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A15 Bionic
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-3345

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3597

2489

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9902

46019

Name	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Xeon W-3345
PassMark - Single thread mark	3597	2489
PassMark - CPU mark	9902	46019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A15 Bionic	Intel Xeon W-3345
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avalanche/Blizzard	Ice Lake
Launch date	14 Sep 2021	29 Jul 2021
OS Support	iOS 15.0, iPadOS 15.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	450	447
Processor Number	APL1W07	W-3345
Vertical segment	Mobile	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$2751
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	10 nm
Maximum frequency	3.23 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	24
Number of threads	6	48
Transistor count	15 billion
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
L3 cache		36 MB
Maximum core temperature		73°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1338 MHz
iGPU core count	5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	250 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA4189
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)