Apple M1 vs Xeon X5470

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2325	1472
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	0.58	no data
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	no data
Release date	8 September 2008 (17 years ago)	10 November 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,386	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5470 and 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.33 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	16 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5470 and 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	LGA771	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5470 and 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	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5470 and 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 X5470 and M1 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5470 and M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5470 and M1.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.64	4.69
Recency	8 September 2008	10 November 2020
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm