Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Xeon E5-2640 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640 v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 90 Watt
7.88
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
2021
8 cores / 8 threads
10.83
+37.4%

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core outperforms Xeon E5-2640 v4 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking955722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.76no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Apple M-Series
Power efficiency8.29no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)no data
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$939no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.22 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cacheno data2.3 MB
L2 cache2.5 MB28 MB
L3 cache25 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million33700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)90 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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 E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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 E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133no data
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and M1 Pro 8-Core.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-2640 v4 7.88
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 10.83
+37.4%

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 E5-2640 v4 12514
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 17201
+37.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.88 10.83
Recency 20 June 2016 18 October 2021
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Xeon E5-2640 v4 has 25% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, on the other hand, has a 37.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 Pro 8-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2640 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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