Xeon 6972P vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking545not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Rapids (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)96
Threads10192
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache7.3 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P 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 configurationno data2
Socketno data7529
Power consumption (TDP)no data500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 16-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 24 September 2024
Physical cores 10 96
Threads 10 192

Xeon 6972P has an age advantage of 1 year, and 860% more physical cores and 1820% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Pro 10-Core and Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.


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