Xeon E5-1686 V3 vs Apple M2

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Primary details

Comparing M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 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 efficiency44.45no data
Architecture codenameno dataHaswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Number of transistors20000 Million2,600 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 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 data2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2133

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 June 2022 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 5 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 135 Watt

Apple M2 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 340% more advanced lithography process, and 575% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-1686 V3, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1686 V3 is a server/workstation one.


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