Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU) vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Comparative analysis of Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU) and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU)

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 10 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3836 vs 2202
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22130 vs 7970
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 10 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3836 vs 2202
PassMark - CPU mark 22130 vs 7970

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.228 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU)
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3836
2202
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22130
7970
Name Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU) Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 3836 2202
PassMark - CPU mark 22130 7970
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 91.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.136

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple M1 Max (24-core GPU) Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Firestorm/Icestorm Skylake
Launch date 26 Oct 2021 Q4'15
OS Support macOS Monterey 12.0, macOS Ventura 13.3
Place in performance rating 235 1999
Processor Number APL1105 E3-1230V5
Vertical segment Laptop Server
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.064 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)
L2 cache 28 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.228 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of threads 10 8
Transistor count 57 billion
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 409.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Execution Units 96
Graphics base frequency 1296 MHz
iGPU core count 24
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)