Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Xeon W-3175X

Processor comparisons   22-10-2022
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Xeon W-3175X and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, Gears 5, Blender, Furmark, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, PassMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, MATLAB, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valheim
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Last Man Standing

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-3175X or Apple M2 Pro.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

M2 Pro

61%

Xeon W-3175X

59%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M2 Pro is 3% better than Xeon W-3175X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M2 Pro

59%

Xeon W-3175X

65%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.8	116.1
Valorant	119.1	131.9
Cyberpunk 2077	66.7	73.9
Apex Legends	111.9	124.0
Call of Duty Warzone	89.3	98.9
Overwatch	96.5	106.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	82.2	91.0
DOOM Eternal	59.5	66.0
Warzone	92.9	102.9
Assassin's Creed	100.0	110.8
Valheim	98.8	109.5

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

M2 Pro

496%

Xeon W-3175X

17%

To make a final choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 Pro is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-3175X as it consumes less power: 14W vs. 255W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 M2 Pro	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	366	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2078	5514
Cinbench 20 Single-core	714	417
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3555	12975
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2063	1112
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16023	31350

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Apple M2 Pro	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	6111	2147
Multi-Core	39485	31909

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Apple M2 Pro	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Single-Core	2085	1351
Multi-Core	16467	27550

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Apple M2 Pro	Intel Xeon W-3175X
Announcement date	October 20, 2022	January 01, 2019
Type	Desktop;Laptop	Desktop
Socket	M2	FCLGA3647
Core name	8x Avalanche and 4x Blizzard	Skylake
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	x86
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency		3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.49 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	12	28
Threads	12	56
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	42000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	14 W	255 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	32 Gb	512 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400
Memory bandwidth	208 GByte/s
L1 cache	4MB
L2 cache	24MB
L3 cache	36MB	38.5 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M2 Pro is 11% better than Xeon W-3175X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-3175X has 16 more core than M2 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 M2 Pro is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-3175X is better: 23
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M2 Pro and Intel Xeon W-3175X before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Apple M2 Pro - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Apple M2 Pro specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-3175X specs and review.