Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon L5618

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5618 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	462
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$29	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5618 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	1.87 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5618 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5618 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
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5618 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 L5618 and Apple M2 Pro 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 L5618 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5618 and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2010	17 January 2023
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

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