Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
25.86
+133%
Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.12

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Xeon E5-2680 v4 by a whopping 133% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking194704
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.98
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3Intel Xeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency31.368.76
Architecture codenameno dataBroadwell-EP (2016)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,745

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1628
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cacheno data448 KB
L2 cacheno data3.5 MB
L3 cacheno data35 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
Number of transistors92000 Million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 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 data2 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 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

Security technologies

M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 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 M3 Max 40-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 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 M3 Max 16-Core 25.86
+133%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 11.12

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 M3 Max 16-Core 41076
+132%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 17668

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 3264
+97%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 1657

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 271
+171%
Xeon E5-2680 v4 100

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.86 11.12
Recency 30 October 2023 20 June 2016
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 16 28
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 120 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 132.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 14.3% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2680 v4, on the other hand, has 75% more threads.

The M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5-2680 v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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