Intel Xeon W-3265M vs Apple A14 Bionic

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-3265M and Apple A14 Bionic processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon W-3265M

Apple A14 Bionic

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-3265M

Around 47% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
8192x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
341.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 6 GB
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32025 vs 8543

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32025 vs 8543

Reasons to consider the Apple A14 Bionic

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
34.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3396 vs 2669

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Oct 2020 vs 3 Jun 2019
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3396 vs 2669

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-3265M
CPU 2: Apple A14 Bionic

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2669

3396

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32025

8543

Name	Intel Xeon W-3265M	Apple A14 Bionic
PassMark - Single thread mark	2669	3396
PassMark - CPU mark	32025	8543

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-3265M	Apple A14 Bionic
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Firestorm/Icestorm
Launch date	3 Jun 2019	23 Oct 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$6353
Place in performance rating	463	464
Processor Number	W-3265M	APL1W01
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Mobile
OS Support		iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	1.82 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.5 MB	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	8 MB (shared)
L3 cache	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Number of cores		6
Number of threads		6
Transistor count		11.8 billion
Memory
Max memory channels	6	1
Maximum memory size	2 TB	6 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	LPDDR4X-4266
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	6 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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® 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)
Graphics
Execution Units		16
Graphics base frequency		1278 MHz
iGPU core count		4