Xeon E-2488 vs Apple M1 Pro 8-Core

Place in performance ranking	803	276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Apple M-Series	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Xeon E-2488 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.06 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.22 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	2.3 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	33700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Xeon E-2488 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.