Xeon E-2468 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
+69.8%
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.51

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Xeon E-2468 by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking165400
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.14
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.3323.91
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468 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 Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468 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-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 16.51
Recency 30 October 2024 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 69.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 100% more physical cores.

Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has 38.5% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2468 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2468 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon E-2468, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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