Xeon W-10855M vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2064 Watt
10.82
+36.4%
Xeon W-10855M
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.93

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Xeon W-10855M by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking713943
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
SeriesApple M-SeriesIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiencyno data16.68
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake-H (2020)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1012
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache2.9 MB384 KB
L2 cache28 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache24 MB12 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M 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 dataFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 W-10855M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon W-10855M.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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
+36.4%
Xeon W-10855M 7.93

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
+36.6%
Xeon W-10855M 12589

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
+101%
Xeon W-10855M 6231

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.82 7.93
Recency 18 October 2021 13 May 2020
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 10 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 45 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 66.7% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon W-10855M, on the other hand, has 20% more threads, and 4486.7% lower power consumption.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-10855M in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Xeon W-10855M is a mobile workstation one.


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