Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon E7-8837
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 489 |
| 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) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,280 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 6.4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 513 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2600 Million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1066 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.113 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 April 2011 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8837 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E7-8837 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
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