Apple M1 vs Xeon Gold 6138F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138F and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,767no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138F 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads408
Base clock speed2 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.25 MB2 MB
L2 cache20 MB16 MB
L3 cache27.5 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138F 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)135 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138F 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 Gold 6138F 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 Gold 6138F and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and Apple M1.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 10 November 2020
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Xeon Gold 6138F has 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

Apple M1, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6138F and Apple M1. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6138F is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.


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