Apple M1 vs Xeon E7-4807

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4807 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1115
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$890	no data
Current price	$137 (0.2x MSRP)	$3.99

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4807 and Apple M1 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	4.8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2600 Million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4807 and Apple M1 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	4	no data
Socket	FCLGA1567,LGA1567	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4807 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4807 and Apple M1 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 E7-4807 and Apple M1 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 E7-4807 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-800	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 April 2011	10 November 2020
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

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