Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Xeon Gold 6222

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6222 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Release date1 April 2019 (5 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6222 and Apple 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads408
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cacheno data2.3 MB
L2 cacheno data28 MB
L3 cache27.5 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33700 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6222 and Apple 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.

Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6222 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. 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+-
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
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6222 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 6222 and Apple 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 Gold 6222 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6222 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2019 18 October 2021
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 2060 Watt

Xeon Gold 6222 has 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and 1691.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6222 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6222 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.


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