Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Xeon E5-1410
Aggregate performance score
M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms Xeon E5-1410 by a whopping 255% 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 | 1937 | 952 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.46 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) | no data |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1410 and 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 2.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 10240 KB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 294 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-1410 and 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 1356 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1410 and M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-1410 and 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 E5-1410 and M1 Pro 8-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 E5-1410 and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 375 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1410 and M1 Pro 8-Core.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 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 | 2.77 | 9.83 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core has a 255% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5-1410 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-1410 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.
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