Apple M2 Max vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Place in the ranking	694	386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	8.79	20.09
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,745	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	28	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	448 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	306.18 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 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 E5-2680 v4 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 E5-2680 v4 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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 E5-2680 v4 11.19

Apple M2 Max 16.84
+50.5%

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 E5-2680 v4 17715

Apple M2 Max 26649
+50.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1657

Apple M2 Max 2084
+25.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 100

Apple M2 Max 236
+136%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.19	16.84
Recency	20 June 2016	17 January 2023
Physical cores	14	12
Threads	28	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	79 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 16.7% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 50.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 51.9% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.