Xeon Platinum 8180M vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
Xeon Platinum 8180M
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
32.38
+199%

Xeon Platinum 8180M outperforms Apple M1 Pro by a whopping 199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-SeriesIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiencyno data14.95
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$13,011

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1056
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache2.9 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
Number of transistors33700 Million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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 data8 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)no data205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M. 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M 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 Platinum 8180M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 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 Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 Platinum 8180M 32.38
+199%

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 Platinum 8180M 51439
+199%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 32.38
Recency 18 October 2021 11 July 2017
Physical cores 10 28
Threads 10 56
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8180M, on the other hand, has a 199% higher aggregate performance score, and 180% more physical cores and 460% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8180M 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 Platinum 8180M is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Platinum 8180M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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