Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon L5215
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5215 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 458 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (15 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $171 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5215 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 | no data | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5215 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5215 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L5215 and Apple M2 Pro 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 L5215 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | 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 | 1 July 2008 | 17 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between Xeon L5215 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon L5215 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5215 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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