Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Xeon 5030

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated709
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Architecture codenameDempsey (2006)no data
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache0 KB2.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB28 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.075V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 configuration1no data
SocketPLGA771no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 2060 Watt

Xeon 5030 has 2068.4% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 5030 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 5030 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.


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