Apple M1 vs Xeon Platinum 8158

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8158 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8158 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed3 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache768 KB2 MB
L2 cache12 MB16 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8158 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8158 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 Platinum 8158 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 Platinum 8158 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 Platinum 8158 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 Platinum 8158 and Apple M1.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 10 November 2020
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Xeon Platinum 8158 has 50% more physical cores and 200% 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 Platinum 8158 and Apple M1. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8158 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.


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