Xeon 6515P vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6515P outperforms M2 Pro 10-Core by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 714 | 292 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 30.54 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.55 |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) |
| Release date | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) | 24 February 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $740 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6515P 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 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 7.3 MB | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 36 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 72 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 40000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6515P 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 | 2 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | W | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6515P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6515P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6515P 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 M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6515P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5(6400MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6515P.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 88 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.54 | 23.27 |
| Recency | 17 January 2023 | 24 February 2025 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 16 |
| Threads | 10 | 32 |
Xeon 6515P has a 86% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 60% more physical cores and 220% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6515P is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Pro 10-Core in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon 6515P is a server/workstation one.
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