Xeon E3-1270 v6 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+383%
Xeon E3-1270 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.62

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by a whopping 383% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1801144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.66
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency64.267.39
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$328

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads148
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data38
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6. 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-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 20-core GPUno data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 5.62
Recency 30 October 2024 28 March 2017
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 14 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 72 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 383.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 250% more physical cores and 75% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v6 in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1270 v6 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon E3-1270 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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