Apple A17 Pro vs Intel Xeon E7540

Comparative analysis of Apple A17 Pro and Intel Xeon E7540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A17 Pro

Intel Xeon E7540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A17 Pro

Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.78 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 3 nm vs 45 nm
5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4544 vs 911
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12243 vs 9409

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4544 vs 911
PassMark - CPU mark	12243 vs 9409

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

6 more threads: 12 vs 6

Number of threads	12 vs 6

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A17 Pro
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7540

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4544

911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12243

9409

Name	Apple A17 Pro	Intel Xeon E7540
PassMark - Single thread mark	4544	911
PassMark - CPU mark	12243	9409

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A17 Pro	Intel Xeon E7540
Essentials
Launch date	Sep 2023	Q1'10
Place in performance rating	142	2153
Processor Number	APL1V02	E7540
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Architecture codename		Nehalem EX
Series		Legacy Intel Xeon Processors
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz	2.27 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	12
Transistor count	19 billion
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s
L3 cache		18 MB L3 Cache
Maximum core temperature		64°C
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Compatibility
Sockets supported		FCLGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		105 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)