Xeon 6766E vs Apple M2

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataSierra Forest (2024)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,257

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E 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)144
Threads8144
Base clock speed2.424 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache2 MB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB4 MB (per module)
L3 cacheno data108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E 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 data4710
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E. 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 and Xeon 6766E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E. 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 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data88

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 June 2022 3 June 2024
Physical cores 8 144
Threads 8 144
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 250 Watt

Apple M2 has 1150% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6766E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 and Xeon 6766E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6766E is a server/workstation one.


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