Apple A11 Bionic VS Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2

Comparing Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2

Comparison of video cards Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Apple A11 Bionic

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Performance per watt

8 W 105 W

About 13.13 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2

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Higher clock speed

2.20 GHz 1.42 GHz

Around 35% better clock speed
More number of cores

15 6

3 times more cores
Higher turbo clock speed

2.80 GHz 2.39 GHz

Around 15 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Apple A11 Bionic Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Apple A11 Bionic Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
Segment	Mobile Desktop / Server
Family	Apple A series Intel Xeon E7
Generation	11 4
CPU group	Apple A11 Intel Xeon E7 v2
Predecessor	Apple A10 Fusion --
Successor	Apple A12 Bionic --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Apple A11 Bionic vs Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.42 GHz 2.20 GHz
CPU Cores	6 15
Turbo (1 Core)	2.39 GHz 2.80 GHz
CPU Threads	6 30
Hyperthreading	No Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
A core	2x Monsoon --
B core	4x Mistral --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Apple A11 no iGPU
GPU frequency	1.42 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	2.39 GHz No turbo
Execution units	3
Max. GPU Memory	3 GB --
Max. displays	1
Generation	8
Technology	10 nm
Release date	Q3/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR4X-4266 DDR3-1600
Max. Memory	16 GB
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	1 4

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A11 Bionic or Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	8 W 105 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A11 Bionic and Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
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, AVX
L2-Cache	8.00 MB --
L3-Cache	-- 38.00 MB
Architecture	A11 Ivy Bridge EX
Technology	10 nm 22 nm
Socket	N/A LGA 2011
Release date	Q3/2017 Q1/2014