Apple A17 Pro vs Intel Xeon w5-2465X

Comparative analysis of Apple A17 Pro and Intel Xeon w5-2465X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Apple A17 Pro

Intel Xeon w5-2465X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple A17 Pro

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 3 nm vs 7 nm
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4534 vs 3507

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Sep 2023 vs 15 Feb 2023
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4534 vs 3507

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-2465X

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
26 more threads: 32 vs 6
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.78 GHz
5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
341.3x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 6 GB
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46925 vs 12267

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.78 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 256 KB
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46925 vs 12267

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple A17 Pro
CPU 2: Intel Xeon w5-2465X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4534

3507

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12267

46925

Name	Apple A17 Pro	Intel Xeon w5-2465X
PassMark - Single thread mark	4534	3507
PassMark - CPU mark	12267	46925

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple A17 Pro	Intel Xeon w5-2465X
Essentials
Launch date	Sep 2023	15 Feb 2023
Place in performance rating	130	125
Processor Number	APL1V02	w5-2465X
Vertical segment	Mobile	Workstation
Architecture codename		Sapphire Rapids
Launch price (MSRP)		$1389
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Performance
Base frequency	2.02 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2MB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	3 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.78 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	6	32
Transistor count	19 billion
64 bit support
L3 cache		33.75 MB
Maximum core temperature		78
Memory
Max memory channels	1	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	6 GB	2 TB
Supported memory types	LPDDR5-6400	DDR5-4800 (MT/s)
Supported memory frequency		4800 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	1398 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		200 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		5.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)