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.

 

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: 3687 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 3687 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 14155
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 14155

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3687
1576
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14155
21856
Name Apple M1 (8-core GPU) Intel Xeon E5-2658 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 3687 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 14155 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 368 395
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)