Xeon E-2436 vs Apple M2 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+3.1%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Apple M2 Pro by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking544518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data98.50
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data20.62
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache3.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436 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 data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Apple M2 Pro 13.73
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+3.1%

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.

Apple M2 Pro 21802
Xeon E-2436 22487
+3.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.73 14.16
Recency 17 January 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 6

Apple M2 Pro has 100% more physical cores.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436.

Be aware that Apple M2 Pro is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Pro and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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