Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v2 by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 239 | 856 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.96 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | Intel Xeon (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 52.22 | 6.54 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,723 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2 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 cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 160 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 86 °C |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2 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 configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 59.7 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.07 | 8.99 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 1 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 12 |
| Threads | 10 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 130 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 145.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 225% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2697 v2, on the other hand, has 20% more physical cores and 140% more threads.
The Apple M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697 v2 in performance tests.
Note that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2697 v2 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon E5-2697 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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