Xeon E5-1630 v4 vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
+96.2%
Xeon E5-1630 v4
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 140 Watt
4.79

Apple M2 outperforms Xeon E5-1630 v4 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8141257
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.32
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency44.453.24
Architecture codenameno dataBroadwell-EP (2016)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$406

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors20000 Million3,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4 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 data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 9.40
+96.2%
Xeon E5-1630 v4 4.79

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 14933
+96.5%
Xeon E5-1630 v4 7601

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 4.79
Recency 10 June 2022 20 June 2016
Physical cores 8 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 140 Watt

Apple M2 has a 96.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1630 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1630 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Xeon E5-1630 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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