Xeon Gold 5415+ vs Apple M1

Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Xeon Gold 5415+
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 150 Watt
15.71
+204%

Xeon Gold 5415+ outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1192428
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.55
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data9.91
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,076

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache2 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+ 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 data4677
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+ are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4400

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 8-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

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 5.17
Xeon Gold 5415+ 15.71
+204%

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 8207
Xeon Gold 5415+ 24951
+204%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 15.71
Recency 10 November 2020 10 January 2023
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm

Apple M1 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 5415+, on the other hand, has a 203.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5415+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5415+ is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Xeon Gold 5415+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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