Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) vs Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Intel Xeon Silver 4416+

CPU comparison

Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) or Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) has 11 cores with 11 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.06 GHz. Up to 36 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ was released in Q1/2023.
Apple M series (25) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Apple M3 (6) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4400/4500 (6)
3 Generation 4
M3 Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) has 11 CPU cores and can calculate 11 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) is 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ has 20 CPU cores and 40 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ is at 2.00 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
11 Cores 20
11 Threads 40
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)
5x P-Core
A-Core 2.00 GHz (3.90 GHz)
0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz)
6x E-Core
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) or Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Apple M3 Pro (14 Core) GPU no iGPU
0.39 GHz GPU frequency --
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
3 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
224 Compute units --
1792 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
36 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple M3 Pro (14 Core) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) can use up to 36 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 153.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 256.0 GB/s.

Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
LPDDR5-6400 Memory
36 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
153.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 256.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
36.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 37.50 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 80
-- PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) is manufactured in 3 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 37.50 MB cache.

Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
3 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 4677
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 1176 $
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
139 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
847 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
1889 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 3.80 GHz
13289 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
2305 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 3.80 GHz
13255 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
3125 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 3.80 GHz
13755 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
Apple M3 Pro (14 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
4970 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 0.70 GHz
35 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
20C 40T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Intel Xeon Silver 4416+
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
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