Xeon 6980P vs Apple M2

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Primary details

Comparing M2 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Rapids (2024)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 and Xeon 6980P 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)128
Threads8256
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache2 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 and Xeon 6980P 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 data7529
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

M2 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Xeon 6980P. 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 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 June 2022 24 September 2024
Physical cores 8 128
Threads 8 256
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 500 Watt

Apple M2 has 2400% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M2 and Xeon 6980P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.


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