Apple M1 (8-core GPU) vs Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

Comparative analysis of Apple M1 (8-core GPU) and Intel Xeon E5-2658 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 E5-2658 v3

Differences

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

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.204 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3685 vs 1576

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.204 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3685 vs 1576

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
48x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 16 GB
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21856 vs 14152

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21856 vs 14152

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M1 (8-core GPU)
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3685

1576

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14152

21856

Name	Apple M1 (8-core GPU)	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3685	1576
PassMark - CPU mark	14152	21856
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3093
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22657

Compare specifications (specs)

	Apple M1 (8-core GPU)	Intel Xeon E5-2658 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	371	396
Processor Number	APL1102	E5-2658V3
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.064 GHz	2.20 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	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8	24
Transistor count	16 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		86.95
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	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR4X-4266	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
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	105 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)