Opteron 6376 vs Apple M1 Pro
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 Pro outperforms Opteron 6376 by a whopping 209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M1 Pro and Opteron 6376 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 749 | 1581 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.66 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.88 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | 5 November 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $750 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
M1 Pro and Opteron 6376 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 315 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M1 Pro and Opteron 6376 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 | 4 |
| Socket | no data | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Opteron 6376. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Opteron 6376 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Opteron 6376. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Opteron 6376.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.74 | 3.48 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 5 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 16 |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
Apple M1 Pro has a 208.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron 6376, on the other hand, has 60% more physical cores and 60% more threads.
The M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6376 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Opteron 6376 is a server/workstation one.
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