Apple A9 vs Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

Comparative analysis of Apple A9 and Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2 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 A9

Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 22 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1187 vs 1078

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187 vs 1078

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.85 GHz
192x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 2 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5380 vs 2067

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.85 GHz
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5380 vs 2067

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

1078

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2067

5380

Name	Apple A9	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1187	1078
PassMark - CPU mark	2067	5380

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9	Intel Xeon E5-2418L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	9 Sep 2015	Q1'14
OS Support	iOS 9.0, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	2056	2059
Processor Number	APL1021	E5-2418LV2
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	1.85 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	1.85 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Transistor count	2 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		79.1°C
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	1	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series 7XT @ 650MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		50 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)