Apple A9X vs Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Apple A9X

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 16 nm vs 22 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	7 Sep 2016 vs 1 March 2014
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	3 MB (shared) vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
2048x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Name	Apple A9X	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509
PassMark - CPU mark	2518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		90.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		25.273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9X	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Crystal Well
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	1 March 2014
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1692	1693
Processor Number	APL1W24	E3-1284L v3
Family		Xeon E3
Launch price (MSRP)		$662
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	1.80 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	750 MHz
iGPU core count	12
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Graphics max frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		47 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)