Xeon 6780E vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
8.50
Xeon 6780E
2024
144 cores / 144 threads, 330 Watt
49.35
+481%

Xeon 6780E outperforms M2 by a whopping 481% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking97846
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.28
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency17.966.32
DesignerAppleIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameno dataSierra Forest (2024)
Release date10 June 2022 (3 years ago)3 June 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

M2 and Xeon 6780E 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 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache2 MB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB4 MB (per module)
L3 cacheno data108 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 3 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors20000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 and Xeon 6780E 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 dataFCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Xeon 6780E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

M2 and Xeon 6780E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 and Xeon 6780E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Xeon 6780E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-6400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

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 M2 and Xeon 6780E.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data88

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Apple M2 8.50
Xeon 6780E 49.35
+481%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Apple M2 14933
Xeon 6780E 86734
+481%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.50 49.35
Recency 10 June 2022 3 June 2024
Physical cores 8 144
Threads 8 144
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 330 Watt

Apple M2 has 1550% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6780E, on the other hand, has a 480.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

The Intel Xeon 6780E is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6780E is a server/workstation one.

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