Xeon Platinum 8163 vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
+859%
Xeon Platinum 8163
24 cores / 48 threads
0.98

Apple M2 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8163 by a whopping 859% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8142484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed2.424 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L2 cache20 MB24 MB
L3 cacheno data33 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 data8 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataSocket P
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 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 Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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
+859%
Xeon Platinum 8163 0.98

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
+857%
Xeon Platinum 8163 1561

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 0.98
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M2 has a 859.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Platinum 8163, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8163 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8163 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Xeon Platinum 8163, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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