Xeon 6780E vs Apple M2 Max

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking393not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency20.14no data
Architecture codenameno dataSierra Forest (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,350

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)144
Threads12144
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB4 MB (per module)
L3 cache48 MB108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors67000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data2
Socketno data4710
Power consumption (TDP)79 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Max 38-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data88

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 3 June 2024
Physical cores 12 144
Threads 12 144
Power consumption (TDP) 79 Watt 330 Watt

Apple M2 Max has 317.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6780E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Max and Xeon 6780E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 Max is a notebook processor while Xeon 6780E is a server/workstation one.


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