Xeon E7-4880 v2 vs Apple M1 Pro

Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
Xeon E7-4880 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 130 Watt
30.49
+182%

Xeon E7-4880 v2 outperforms Apple M1 Pro by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721136
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data22.18
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2 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)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads1030
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache2.9 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache24 MB37.5 MB
Chip lithography5 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2 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 data4
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2 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 M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

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 10.83
Xeon E7-4880 v2 30.49
+182%

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 17201
Xeon E7-4880 v2 48435
+182%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 30.49
Recency 18 October 2021 1 January 2014
Physical cores 10 15
Threads 10 30
Chip lithography 5 nm 22 nm

Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E7-4880 v2, on the other hand, has a 181.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E7-4880 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 Pro in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Xeon E7-4880 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Xeon E7-4880 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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