Intel Xeon Gold 5433N vs Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 5433N CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5433N and the Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5433N 20 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) which has 11 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Apple M series (25)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 Edge Enhanced (8) CPU group Apple M3 (6)
4 Generation 3
Sapphire Rapids Edge Enh. Architecture M3
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5433N is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.10 GHz). The processor can compute 40 threads at the same time. The Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) clocks with 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz), has 11 CPU cores and can calculate 11 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Characteristic Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
20 Cores 11
40 Threads 11
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (4.10 GHz) A-Core 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)
5x P-Core
-- B-Core 0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz)
6x E-Core

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Characteristic Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4096 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5433N, while the Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) supports a maximum of 36 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Characteristic Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
Memory LPDDR5-6400
4096 GB Max. Memory 36 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
256.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 36.00 MB
37.50 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes --
94.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 5433N has a TDP of 160 W. The TDP of the Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Characteristic Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
160 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5433N has 37.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) is at 36.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 3 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Characteristic Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
10 nm Technology 3 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems macOS, iPadOS
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2023
1701 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
139 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
847 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
1889 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 3.80 GHz
13289 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
2305 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 3.80 GHz
13255 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 4.06 GHz
3125 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 3.80 GHz
13755 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
Apple M3 Pro (14 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
4970 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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).
Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Intel Xeon Gold 5433N
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 0.70 GHz
35 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5433N Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
Unknown Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)

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