Apple M1 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Comparative analysis of Apple M1 (8-core GPU) and Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Apple M1 (8-core GPU)

Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 (8-core GPU)

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3687 vs 1917
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14155 vs 11181

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3687 vs 1917
PassMark - CPU mark	14155 vs 11181

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.204 GHz
48x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 16 GB

Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.204 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M1 (8-core GPU)
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3687

1917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14155

11181

Name	Apple M1 (8-core GPU)	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3687	1917
PassMark - CPU mark	14155	11181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3682
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18932

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M1 (8-core GPU)	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Firestorm/Icestorm	Haswell
Launch date	10 Nov 2020	Q3'14
OS Support	macOS Big Sur 11.0, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 16.4.1
Place in performance rating	368	385
Processor Number	APL1102	E5-2618LV3
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.064 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.204 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Transistor count	16 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		87.025°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	66.67 GB/s	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4 1600/1866
Graphics
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	1278 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	10 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA2011-3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)