What's the best choice Apple M1 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8160? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
Apple M1 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q4/2020.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 150 W. Released in Q3/2017.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
place
Higher clock speed
Around 52% better clock speed
2.10 GHz
Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
150 W
Common positions Apple M1 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider More number of cores
16 more cores
8
Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Apple M1
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100
Intel Xeon Platinum
1
Desktop / Server
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
-
-
2.1 GHz
normal
24
48
Yes
No
3.7 GHz
-
2.6 GHz
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
-
-
-
no iGPU
No turbo
-
-
-
-
-
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
Yes
-
6
DDR4-2666
48
3.0
Yes
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
150 W
-
-
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Skylake
x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-
33 MB
Q3/2017
LGA 3647
14 nm
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
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