Apple M1 Max vs Xeon Gold 6142M

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142M and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldApple M-Series
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,949no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142M and Apple M1 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3210
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.22 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1 MB2.9 MB
L2 cache16 MB28 MB
L3 cache22 MB48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142M and Apple M1 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142M and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142M and Apple M1 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 Gold 6142M and Apple M1 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 Gold 6142M and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6142M and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 18 October 2021
Physical cores 16 10
Threads 32 10
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 2060 Watt

Xeon Gold 6142M has 60% more physical cores and 220% more threads, and 1273.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6142M and Apple M1 Max. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6142M is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Max is a notebook one.


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