Apple M2 vs Xeon Silver 4208

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.35

Apple M2 outperforms Xeon Silver 4208 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Apple M2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking988805
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.68no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon SilverApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency7.8844.50
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)10 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.48 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB2 MB
L2 cache8 MB20 MB
L3 cache11 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data20000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 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
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208 and Apple M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 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 Silver 4208 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 Silver 4208 7.35
Apple M2 9.76
+32.8%

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 Silver 4208 11247
Apple M2 14933
+32.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.35 9.76
Recency 2 April 2019 10 June 2022
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 20 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has 100% more threads.

Apple M2, on the other hand, has a 32.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 325% lower power consumption.

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4208 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Apple M2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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