Xeon w5-3425 vs Apple M2 Max
Aggregate performance score
Xeon w5-3425 outperforms Apple M2 Max by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 384 | 221 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 52.51 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 20.11 | 8.14 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 15 February 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,189 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 3.3 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 36 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 48 MB | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 67000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 79 Watt | 270 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425 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 Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 112 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.79 | 23.21 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 79 Watt | 270 Watt |
Apple M2 Max has 241.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon w5-3425, on the other hand, has a 38.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
The Xeon w5-3425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Max in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M2 Max is a notebook processor while Xeon w5-3425 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Max and Xeon w5-3425, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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