Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Xeon E-2278G

Let's find out which one of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A11 Bionic Intel Xeon E-2278G
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Xeon E
• Generation
  11 8
• CPU group
  Apple A11 Intel Xeon E
• Predecessor
  Apple A10 Fusion --
• Successor
  Apple A12 Bionic Intel Xeon E-2378G

In this block we are going to compare Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Xeon E-2278G 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
  1.42 GHz 3.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.39 GHz 5.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  6 16
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  2x Monsoon --
• B core
  4x Mistral --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A11 Intel UHD Graphics P630
• GPU frequency
  1.42 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  2.39 GHz 1.20 GHz
• Execution units
  3 24
• Shader
  0 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  3 GB 64 GB
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  8 9.5
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q4/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278G 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
  LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  16 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  1 2
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278G.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A11 Bionic or Intel Xeon E-2278G? 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 80 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278G 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
• L2-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 16.00 MB
• Architecture
  A11 Coffee Lake S
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1151
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q2/2019

List of devices based on Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E-2278G.

• Used in
  Apple iPhone 8Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone X Unknown