Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Apple M1
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2014
Nov 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Haswell-WS
Icestorm and Firestorm
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M1 GPU
Generation
Xeon E3 (Haswell-WS)
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Instruction Set
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ARMv8
Package
Transistor Count
1.4 billions
16 billions
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1150
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
80 W
14 W
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
160 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA12C
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
34.0
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L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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8
Performance Core Threads
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8
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR3-1600
LPDDR4X-4266
Max Memory Channels
2
2
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Max Memory Size
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16 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
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68.25 GB/s
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1278 MHz
Shader Units
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1024
Texture Units
—
64
Raster Operation Units
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32
Execution Units
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128
Power Consumption
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15 W
Max Resolution
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6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,275
2,231
Geekbench 6
4,198
8,035
Blender
69
130
Cinebench R23
—
1,513
Cinebench R23
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7,782
Geekbench 5
—
1,757
Geekbench 5
—
7,742
Cinebench 2024
—
113
Cinebench 2024
—
509
Passmark CPU
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3,717
Passmark CPU
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14,218
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.