Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon E3-1235L v5

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1619not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.60no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Apple M4
Power efficiency11.90no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)no data
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads414
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.51 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics P530Apple M4 32-core GPU
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2015 30 November 2024
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 14
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E3-1235L v5 has 220% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1235L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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