Product Compare
Intel Xeon D-1540 vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Mar 2015 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Apple |
| Type | Server | Laptop |
| Core Architecture | Broadwell | Apple M5 |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Generation | Xeon D (Broadwell-DE) | |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 3.2 billions | 28 billions |
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1667 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 45 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 80 °C | 100 °C |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Die Size | 246 mm² | |
| Package | FC-BGA14C | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 2 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 2.6 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 8 | 18 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 18 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 20.0 | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | |
| L3 Cache | 1.5 MB per core | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Performance Cores | 6 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 6 | |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR3,DDR4 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 307 GB/s | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 3 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 24 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| Shader Units | 2560 | |
| Texture Units | 160 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 80 | |
| Execution Units | 320 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 834 | 4290 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 4483 | 24687 |