Apple A10X Fusion vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

Let's find out which one of Apple A10X Fusion and Intel Xeon Silver 4214R is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A10X Fusion Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Xeon Silver
• Generation
  10 2
• CPU group
  Apple A10/A10X Intel Xeon Silver 4200
• Predecessor
  Apple A9X Intel Xeon Silver 4114
• Successor
  Apple A12Z Bionic --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A10X Fusion vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214R by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.30 GHz 2.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 12
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.38 GHz 3.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  6 24
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  3x Hurricane --
• B core
  3x Zephyr --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A10X Fusion and Intel Xeon Silver 4214R along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A10X no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  12
• Shader
  384
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  7
• Technology
  10 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A10X Fusion and Intel Xeon Silver 4214R. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between Apple A10X Fusion and Intel Xeon Silver 4214R you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  3 GB 1024 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 6
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A10X Fusion and Intel Xeon Silver 4214R.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A10X Fusion or Intel Xeon Silver 4214R? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  8 W 100 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A10X Fusion and Intel Xeon Silver 4214R CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L2-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 16.50 MB
• Architecture
  A10 Cascade Lake
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q2/2017 Q1/2020

List of devices based on Apple A10X Fusion and Intel Xeon Silver 4214R.

• Used in
  Apple iPad Pro (2. Gen)Apple TV 4K Unknown