Apple M1 vs Xeon L5430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5430 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2087	1113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$75	$3.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5430 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	no data	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	no data	8
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	2 MB
L2 cache	no data	16 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5430 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.

Socket	LGA771	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Apple M1. 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
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5430 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 L5430 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 outperforms Xeon L5430 by 264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.46	5.31
Recency	1 July 2008	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

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