Apple M2 Max vs Xeon E7-2830

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2830 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E7Apple M-Series
Power efficiencyno data20.10
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)no data
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,779no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2830 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache512 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB36 MB
L3 cache24 MB48 MB
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size513 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistors2600 Million67000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2830 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketLGA1567no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2830 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2830 and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-2830 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 E7-2830 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 17 January 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 79 Watt

Xeon E7-2830 has 33.3% more threads.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores, a 540% more advanced lithography process, and 32.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-2830 and Apple M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-2830 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.


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