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Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M gaming benchmark

Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Processor comparisons   21-10-2022
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Apple M1 Pro vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as SuperPi, 7zip, Furmark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, WPrime, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of processors in:
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Apex Legends
  • Last Man Standing
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Fortnite
  • Overwatch
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Borderlands 3
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Valheim
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Fallout 76
  • Death Stranding
  • Valorant
  • Halo Infinite
  • Rainbow Six Siege

   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M or Apple M1 Pro.

 
Apple M1 Pro
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M1 Pro59% Xeon Platinum 8260M60%
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon Platinum 8260M is 1% better than M1 Pro. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M1 Pro57% Xeon Platinum 8260M69%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite101.0121.9
Valorant114.8138.5
Cyberpunk 207764.377.6
Apex Legends107.9130.2
Call of Duty Warzone86.1103.9
Overwatch93.0112.2
Red Dead Redemption 279.295.6
DOOM Eternal57.469.3
Warzone89.5108.1
Assassin's Creed96.4116.4
Valheim95.3115.0
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M1 Pro358% Xeon Platinum 8260M21%
To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Pro is more energy efficient than the Xeon Platinum 8260M since it has less power consumption: 16W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Apple M1 Pro Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Cinbench 15 Single-core304211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core17165808
Cinbench 20 Single-core590366
Cinbench 20 Multi-core293614048
Cinbench 23 Single-core22331239
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1151235899

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M1 Pro Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core50462291
Multi-Core3259634071

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M1 Pro Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core17231071
Multi-Core1273733238

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

Apple M1 Pro Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Announcement dateOctober 07, 2021October 01, 2020
TypeLaptopServer
SocketM1LGA3647
Core name8x Firestorm and 2x IcestormCascade Lake
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)x86
Generation12
Turbo Frequency3.9 MHz
Frequency3.2 MHz2.3 MHz
Cores1024
Threads1048
Bus rate
Bit6464
Lithography5 nm14 nm
Transistors count34000 millions7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)16 W165 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzDDR4-2933
Max. Memory32 Gb1 Gb
Memory Frequency6400
Memory bandwidth208 GByte/s
L1 cache4MB
L2 cache24MB
L3 cache24MB35.75 MB
OverclockingNoYes
Supports ECCNoYes
Part numberAPL1103
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 Pro is 28% better than Xeon Platinum 8260M in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Platinum 8260M has 14 more core than M1 Pro. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Pro is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is better: 23
   Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Apple M1 Pro and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Apple M1 Pro - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark


Apple M1 Pro Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-1370P
• Vs Core i7-13620H
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13705H
• Vs Core i7-13800H
• Vs Core i9-13900H
• Vs Core i9-13905H
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625C
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 9 7945HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7845HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 7745HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 7645HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7940HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7840HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7640HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7736U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7335U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7730U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7530U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7330U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7520U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7320U
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z


Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Processor Comparisons
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs EPYC 7543
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs EPYC 7F72
• Vs EPYC 7F52
• Vs EPYC 9654P
• Vs EPYC 9654
• Vs EPYC 9634
• Vs EPYC 9554
• Vs EPYC 9554P
• Vs EPYC 9534
• Vs EPYC 9124
• Vs EPYC 9224
• Vs EPYC 9174F
• Vs EPYC 9254
• Vs EPYC 9274F
• Vs EPYC 9334
• Vs EPYC 9354
• Vs EPYC 9354P
• Vs EPYC 9374F
• Vs EPYC 9454
• Vs EPYC 9454P
• Vs EPYC 9474F
• Vs EPYC 7232P
• Vs EPYC 7402
• Vs EPYC 7252
• Vs EPYC 7262
• Vs EPYC 7352
• Vs EPYC 7532
• Vs EPYC 7542
• Vs EPYC 7552
• Vs EPYC 7642
• Vs EPYC 7662
• Vs EPYC 7702P
• Vs EPYC 7H12
• Vs EPYC 7373X
• Vs Xeon Gold 5415+
• Vs Xeon Gold 6434
• Vs EPYC 7473X
• Vs Xeon Gold 6434H
• Vs EPYC 7573X
• Vs Xeon Bronze 3408U
• Vs Xeon Silver 4410T
• Vs Xeon Silver 4410Y
• Vs EPYC 7773X
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8444H
• Vs Xeon Gold 5416S
• Vs Xeon Gold 6416H
• Vs Xeon Silver 4416+
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