Xeon W-11955M vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.11
+13.8%
Xeon W-11955M
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.16

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Xeon W-11955M by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking416517
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.51
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency56.4738.29
Architecture codenameno dataTiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$623

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die sizeno data190 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M 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 dataFCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M 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 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M. 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 data51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 12-Core 16.11
+13.8%
Xeon W-11955M 14.16

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 12-Core 25587
+13.8%
Xeon W-11955M 22493

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2163
+17.2%
Xeon W-11955M 1846

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 15298
+68.9%
Xeon W-11955M 9058

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2327
+46.7%
Xeon W-11955M 1587

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 427
+57.6%
Xeon W-11955M 271

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.11 14.16
Recency 30 October 2023 11 May 2021
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 29.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-11955M, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

The M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-11955M in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon W-11955M is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Xeon W-11955M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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