Apple M1 vs Xeon 5130

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 5130
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.50

Apple M1 outperforms Xeon 5130 by a whopping 934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5130 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28771194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.74no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency0.73no data
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)no data
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$16no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5130 and Apple M1 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache0 KB2 MB
L2 cache4 MB16 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeB2=1V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5130 and Apple M1 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 configuration1no data
Socket771no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5130 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5130 and Apple M1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5130 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5130 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 8-Core GPU

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.

Xeon 5130 0.50
Apple M1 5.17
+934%

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.

Xeon 5130 795
Apple M1 8207
+932%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 5.17
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 has a 934% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5130 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon 5130 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5130 and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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