Xeon E3-1270 v3 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.11
+252%
Xeon E3-1270 v3
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.58

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v3 by a whopping 252% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4161305
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.32
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency56.475.42
Architecture codenameno dataHaswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$370

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.748 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Number of transistors37000 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3 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 dataFCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 16.11
+252%
Xeon E3-1270 v3 4.58

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.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 25587
+252%
Xeon E3-1270 v3 7273

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.11 4.58
Recency 30 October 2023 2 June 2013
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 80 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 251.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 196.3% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1270 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon E3-1270 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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