Xeon Gold 6530 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26
+164%

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms Apple M3 Pro 11-Core by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking44359
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.60
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency54.6814.45
Architecture codenameno dataEmerald Rapids (2023)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1164
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530 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 dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530.

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26
+164%

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 24794
Xeon Gold 6530 65533
+164%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 41.26
Recency 30 October 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 11 32
Threads 11 64
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 270 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has 900% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has a 164.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 190.9% more physical cores and 481.8% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the M3 Pro 11-Core in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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