Xeon W3690 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
Aggregate performance score
M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Xeon W3690 by a whopping 247% 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 | 570 | 1543 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.56 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 22.20 | 1.33 |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Gulftown (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) | 14 February 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $450 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon W3690 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 | 11 (Undeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 11 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 3.73 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 239 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 68 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | 1,170 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon W3690 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 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon W3690. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon W3690 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon W3690 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon W3690. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 32 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon W3690.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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 | 14.11 | 4.07 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 14 February 2011 |
| Physical cores | 11 | 6 |
| Threads | 11 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 130 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 246.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 83.3% more physical cores, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 381.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon W3690, on the other hand, has 9.1% more threads.
The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W3690 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon W3690 is a server/workstation one.
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