Xeon Gold 6142M vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6142M outperforms M2 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1052 | 552 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.59 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 18.00 | 4.27 |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (3 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,949 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
M2 and Xeon Gold 6142M 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Xeon Gold 6142M 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Xeon Gold 6142M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
M2 and Xeon Gold 6142M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 and Xeon Gold 6142M are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Xeon Gold 6142M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
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 M2 and Xeon Gold 6142M.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.53 | 15.17 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 150 Watt |
Apple M2 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6142M, on the other hand, has a 77.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6142M is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6142M is a server/workstation one.
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