Xeon E-2488 vs Apple M1 Pro

Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2064 Watt
10.82
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.29
+69%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Apple M1 Pro by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking713324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data74.79
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data18.22
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1016
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache2.9 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 Pro 10.82
Xeon E-2488 18.29
+69%

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.

Apple M1 Pro 17191
Xeon E-2488 29060
+69%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.82 18.29
Recency 18 October 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 10 16
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 95 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has 25% more physical cores.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 69% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 60% more threads, and 2072.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Pro in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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