Xeon 5060 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking443not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency54.68no data
Architecture codenameno dataDempsey (2006)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)May 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads114
Base clock speed2.748 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data0 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataPLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 11 2
Threads 11 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 130 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has 450% more physical cores and 175% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 381.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon 5060. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon 5060 is a server/workstation one.


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