Apple M1 Pro vs Xeon W-1270P
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 710 | 706 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
Power efficiency | 8.16 | no data |
Release date | 1 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-1270P and Apple 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
Threads | 16 | 10 |
Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | no data | 2.9 MB |
L2 cache | no data | 28 MB |
L3 cache | 16 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 24 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 33700 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-1270P and Apple 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
Socket | FCLGA1200 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 2064 ‑ 3220 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
AES-NI | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | no data |
Identity Protection | + | - |
SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1270P and Apple 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 W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 45.8 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Clear Video | + | no data |
Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | no data |
InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support | + | no data |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | no data |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 12 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 11.18 | 11.23 |
Recency | 1 April 2020 | 18 October 2021 |
Physical cores | 8 | 10 |
Threads | 16 | 10 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 2064 Watt |
Xeon W-1270P has 60% more threads, and 1551.2% lower power consumption.
Apple M1 Pro, on the other hand, has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 25% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro.
Be aware that Xeon W-1270P is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-1270P and Apple M1 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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