Xeon Silver 4510 vs Apple M2 Max

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Max
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 79 Watt
16.81
Xeon Silver 4510
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
21.51
+28%

Xeon Silver 4510 outperforms Apple M2 Max by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking393252
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency20.1413.57
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors67000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510 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 dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)79 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

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 M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M2 Max 16.81
Xeon Silver 4510 21.51
+28%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M2 Max 26694
Xeon Silver 4510 34170
+28%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.81 21.51
Recency 17 January 2023 14 December 2023
Threads 12 24
Power consumption (TDP) 79 Watt 150 Watt

Apple M2 Max has 89.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4510, on the other hand, has a 28% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4510 is our recommended choice as it beats the M2 Max in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 Max is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4510 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Max and Xeon Silver 4510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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