Apple M1 vs Xeon 6517P

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	213	1433
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	15.62	no data
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2025)	no data
Release date	24 February 2025 (less than a year ago)	10 November 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,195	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 6517P and 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	72 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 6517P and 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4710	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6517P and M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon 6517P and M1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6517P and M1 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6517P and M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6517P and M1.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	88	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	27.68	4.65
Recency	24 February 2025	10 November 2020
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	8

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