Xeon E5-1686 V3 vs Apple M2
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 807 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 44.49 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 8 September 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 356 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 2,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 2011-3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 135 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple 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
Apple M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2133 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
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 Apple 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.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Xeon E5-1686 V3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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