Apple M1 Pro vs Xeon Gold 5120T

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120T
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.41
+5.4%
Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83

Xeon Gold 5120T outperforms Apple M1 Pro by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120T and M1 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking692721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.40no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldApple M-Series
Power efficiency10.28no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,727no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120T and M1 Pro 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2810
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.22 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache896 KB2.9 MB
L2 cache14 MB28 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB24 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120T and M1 Pro 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and M1 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120T and M1 Pro 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 Gold 5120T and M1 Pro 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 Gold 5120T and M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and M1 Pro.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no 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 Gold 5120T 11.41
+5.4%
Apple M1 Pro 10.83

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 Gold 5120T 18127
+5.4%
Apple M1 Pro 17201

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.41 10.83
Recency 11 July 2017 18 October 2021
Physical cores 14 10
Threads 28 10
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Xeon Gold 5120T has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% more physical cores and 180% more threads.

Apple M1 Pro, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 5120T and M1 Pro.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120T is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro is a notebook one.


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