Apple M1 Pro vs Xeon W-3175X

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3175X and Apple M1 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	191	623
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.74	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon W	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	19 December 2018 (5 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	no data
Current price	$1500 (0.5x MSRP)	$11.95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3175X and Apple M1 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	56	10
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.22 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2.9 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	33700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3175X and Apple M1 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	255 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3175X and Apple M1 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-3175X and Apple M1 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 W-3175X and Apple M1 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 W-3175X and Apple M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3175X and Apple M1 Pro.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

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.

Xeon W-3175X outperforms Apple M1 Pro by 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.03	11.74
Recency	19 December 2018	18 October 2021
Physical cores	28	10
Threads	56	10
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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