Apple M1 Pro vs Xeon W-3323
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-3323 outperforms M1 Pro by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 512 | 950 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 3.05 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-W (2021) | no data |
| Release date | 29 July 2021 (4 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3323 and 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 2.9 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 18 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 84 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3323 and 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3323 and M1 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| 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 | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3323 and M1 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3323 and 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-3323 and M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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-3323 and M1 Pro.
| PCIe version | 4 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.90 | 9.83 |
| Recency | 29 July 2021 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 24 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
Xeon W-3323 has a 61.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores and 140% more threads.
Apple M1 Pro, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon W-3323 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Pro in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-3323 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro is a notebook one.
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