Apple M2 Max vs Xeon Platinum 8175

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8175 and M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumApple M-Series
Power efficiencyno data20.14
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release dateno data17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8175 and 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4812
Base clock speedno data2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1.5 MB3.3 MB
L2 cache24 MB36 MB
L3 cache33 MB48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Number of transistorsno data67000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8175 and 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketSocket Pno data
Power consumption (TDP)no data79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8175 and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8175 and M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8175 and M2 Max are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8175 and M2 Max. 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 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8175 and M2 Max.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Xeon Platinum 8175 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8175 and M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8175 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.


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