Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon Gold 5416S

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5416S
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
23.33
+65.7%

Xeon Gold 5416S outperforms Apple M2 Pro by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking223525
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)no data
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed2 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache30 MB24 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA4677no data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
StatusLaunchedno data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro 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 Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400no data
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version5no data
PCI Express lanes80no 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 Gold 5416S 23.33
+65.7%
Apple M2 Pro 14.08

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 Gold 5416S 35976
+65.7%
Apple M2 Pro 21709

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.33 14.08
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 12

Xeon Gold 5416S has a 65.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5416S is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Pro in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5416S is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5416S and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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