Apple M2 Max vs Xeon D-1557

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1557
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 45 Watt
6.07
Apple M2 Max
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 79 Watt
17.40
+187%

Apple M2 Max outperforms Xeon D-1557 by a whopping 187% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1104384
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.00no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DApple M-Series
Power efficiency12.3020.08
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)no data
Release date24 February 2016 (8 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$694no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache768 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache3 MB36 MB
L3 cache18 MB48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million67000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1667no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max 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 Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max 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 Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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.

Xeon D-1557 6.07
Apple M2 Max 17.40
+187%

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.

Xeon D-1557 9285
Apple M2 Max 26633
+187%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.07 17.40
Recency 24 February 2016 17 January 2023
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 79 Watt

Xeon D-1557 has 100% more threads, and 75.6% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 186.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1557 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1557 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1557 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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