Xeon Gold 6338 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
Xeon Gold 6338
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
21.29
+96.6%

Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Apple M1 Pro by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data9.83
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Xeon Gold 6338 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1064
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache24 MB48 MB
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Xeon Gold 6338 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.

Socketno dataFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)no data205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M1 Pro and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Xeon Gold 6338 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 Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
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 Gold 6338.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 Gold 6338 21.29
+96.6%

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 Gold 6338 33814
+96.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 21.29
Recency 18 October 2021 1 April 2021
Physical cores 10 32
Threads 10 64
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm

Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has a 96.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 220% more physical cores and 540% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6338 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 Gold 6338 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Gold 6338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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