Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon E3-1230 V5

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1225not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.95no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Apple M4
Power efficiency5.90no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)no data
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$261no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AApple M4 8-core GPU

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores) integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2015 28 October 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 5 Watt

Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 V5 and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 V5 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.


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