Xeon Gold 6252 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
25.85
+51.3%
Xeon Gold 6252
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
17.09

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Xeon Gold 6252 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking194378
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.01
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency31.3610.78
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,655

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data1.5 MB
L2 cacheno data24 MB
L3 cacheno data35.75 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252 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 data4 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 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 Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252.

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 M3 Max 16-Core 25.85
+51.3%
Xeon Gold 6252 17.09

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 41068
+51.3%
Xeon Gold 6252 27148

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.85 17.09
Recency 30 October 2023 2 April 2019
Physical cores 16 24
Threads 16 48
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 150 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 51.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6252, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6252 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6252 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon Gold 6252, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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