Xeon E-2244G vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
28.04
+363%
Xeon E-2244G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 71 Watt
6.05

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Xeon E-2244G by a whopping 363% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1651099
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.16
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M4Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency29.338.02
Architecture codenameno dataCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$272

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data38
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G 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 dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® 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-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 6.05
Recency 30 October 2024 29 May 2019
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 71 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 363.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E-2244G, on the other hand, has 26.8% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2244G in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2244G is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2244G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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