Apple M1 Max vs Xeon D-1541

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1541
2015
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
6.31
Apple M1 Max
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
13.91
+120%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Xeon D-1541 by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1070534
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.84no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DApple M-Series
Power efficiency13.27no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)no data
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$581no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1541 and M1 Max 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1610
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.22 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB2.9 MB
L2 cache2 MB28 MB
L3 cache12 MB48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 and M1 Max 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1667no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1541 and M1 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1541 and M1 Max 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 D-1541 and M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and M1 Max.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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 D-1541 6.31
Apple M1 Max 13.91
+120%

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 D-1541 10024
Apple M1 Max 22098
+120%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.31 13.91
Recency 1 November 2015 18 October 2021
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 10
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Xeon D-1541 has 60% more threads.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has a 120.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 25% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1541 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1541 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Max is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1541 and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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