Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Xeon E7-8867 v3
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7-8867 v3 outperforms M1 Pro 8-Core by a whopping 114% 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 | 322 | 918 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 13.60 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EX (2015) | no data |
| Release date | 1 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8867 v3 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| Bus rate | 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 2.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8867 v3 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 | 8 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 28 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M1 Pro 8-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 E7-8867 v3 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 E7-8867 v3 and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 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 E7-8867 v3 and M1 Pro 8-Core.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 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 | 20.92 | 9.76 |
| Recency | 1 June 2015 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon E7-8867 v3 has a 114.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 340% more advanced lithography process, and 489.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Pro 8-Core in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E7-8867 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.
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