Xeon E-2468 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
25.82
+56.4%
Xeon E-2468
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.51

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Xeon E-2468 by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking192399
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.14
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency31.3324.04
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468 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 dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Max 40-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 25.82
+56.4%
Xeon E-2468 16.51

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.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 41021
+56.4%
Xeon E-2468 26221

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.82 16.51
Recency 30 October 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 56.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2468 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2468 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E-2468, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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