Apple M1 Max vs Xeon Platinum 9242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	525
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	no data
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 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 cores	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	96	10
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.22 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	3 MB	2.9 MB
L2 cache	48 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	71.5 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	8,000 million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 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 configuration	8	no data
Socket	Intel BGA5903	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Apple M1 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Apple M1 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 9242 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	18 October 2021
Physical cores	48	10
Threads	96	10
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	2060 Watt

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