Apple M1 vs Xeon W-2265
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2265 outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 398 | 1194 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 9.38 | no data |
| Release date | 1 October 2019 (5 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1 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 | FCLGA2066 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1 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-2265 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 93.85 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 8-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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 | 16.36 | 5.17 |
| Recency | 1 October 2019 | 10 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
Xeon W-2265 has a 216.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Apple M1, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon W-2265 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2265 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2265 and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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