Apple A9X vs Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4

Comparative analysis of Apple A9X and Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4 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 A9X

Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A9X

Around 3% higher clock speed: 2.26 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1509 vs 1241

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509 vs 1241

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
26 more threads: 28 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 16 nm
384x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 4 GB
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11315 vs 2518

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 2
Number of threads	28 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 16 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11315 vs 2518

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A9X
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1509

1241

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2518

11315

Name	Apple A9X	Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1509	1241
PassMark - CPU mark	2518	11315

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A9X	Intel Xeon E5-4628L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Twister	Broadwell
Launch date	7 Sep 2016	Q2'16
OS Support	iOS 9.1, iOS 15.7.5, iPadOS 16.4.1, tvOS 16.2
Place in performance rating	1692	1694
Processor Number	APL1W24	E5-4628LV4
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	2.16 GHz	1.80 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB instruction + 64 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	2	14
Number of threads	2	28
Transistor count	3 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		87
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3200	DDR4
Graphics
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
iGPU core count	12
Processor graphics	Custom PowerVR Series7XT
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		75 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay 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)