Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Xeon E3-1270L v4
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by a whopping 186% 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 | 1492 | 690 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 10.36 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-DT (2015) | no data |
| Release date | 2 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and M2 Pro 10-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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 182 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1270L v4 and M2 Pro 10-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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 1150 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 36 MB + 24 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| eDRAM | 128 MB | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and M2 Pro 10-Core.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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 | 4.35 | 12.44 |
| Recency | 2 June 2015 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 8 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 36 Watt |
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core has a 186% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1270L v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1270L v4 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook one.
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