Apple M1 vs Xeon X5550

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5550 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1839	1091
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	30.53	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	March 2009 (15 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$62	no data
Current price	$71 (1.1x MSRP)	$3.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5550 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.06 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5550 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5550 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5550 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 X5550 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 X5550 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	144 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 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 8-Core GPU

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.

Apple M1 outperforms Xeon X5550 by 171% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.96	5.31
Physical cores	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

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