Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon Gold 6334

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6334
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 165 Watt
13.55
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73
+1.3%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Xeon Gold 6334 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6334 and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking555544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency7.77no data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)no data
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6334 and 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography10 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6334 and 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
SocketFCLGA4189no data
Power consumption (TDP)165 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6334 and M2 Pro. 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+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6334 and M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6334 and 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 6334 and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size6 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 6334 and M2 Pro.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes64no 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 6334 13.55
Apple M2 Pro 13.73
+1.3%

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 6334 21521
Apple M2 Pro 21802
+1.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.55 13.73
Recency 6 April 2021 17 January 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm

Xeon Gold 6334 has 33.3% more threads.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6334 and M2 Pro.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6334 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6334 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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