Apple M2 vs Xeon Gold 6150

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6150
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
17.93
+83.7%

Xeon Gold 6150 outperforms Apple M2 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6150 and Apple M2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking360802
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.66no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency9.9144.50
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)10 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,358no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6150 and Apple M2 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads368
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.48 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.125 MB2 MB
L2 cache18 MB20 MB
L3 cache24.75 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data20000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6150 and Apple M2 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)165 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and Apple M2. 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 6150 and Apple M2 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 6150 and Apple M2 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 6150 and Apple M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno 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 M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6150 and Apple M2.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no 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 6150 17.93
+83.7%
Apple M2 9.76

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 6150 27446
+83.8%
Apple M2 14933

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.93 9.76
Recency 25 April 2017 10 June 2022
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 20 Watt

Xeon Gold 6150 has a 83.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 350% more threads.

Apple M2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 725% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6150 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6150 and Apple M2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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