Xeon X5670 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+182%
Xeon X5670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.84

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Xeon X5670 by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Xeon X5670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7211465
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.06
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-SeriesXeon (Desktop)
Power efficiencyno data3.83
Architecture codenameno dataWestmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Xeon X5670 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 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus rateno data6400 MHz
L1 cache2.9 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Number of transistors33700 Million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Xeon X5670 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 data2
Socketno dataFCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)no data95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Xeon X5670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit

Security technologies

M1 Pro and Xeon X5670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Xeon X5670 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 X5670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data288 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data32 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 X5670.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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
+182%
Xeon X5670 3.84

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
+182%
Xeon X5670 6105

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 3.84
Recency 18 October 2021 16 March 2010
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 10 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 32 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 182% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 66.7% more physical cores, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon X5670, on the other hand, has 20% more threads.

The M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5670 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Xeon X5670, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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