Xeon E5440 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Place in the ranking	193	2154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Apple M3	no data
Power efficiency	31.39	1.77
Release date	30 October 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5440 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	no data
Threads	16	no data
Base clock speed	2.748 GHz	2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.06 GHz	no data
L3 cache	no data	12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	3 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	67 °C
Number of transistors	92000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5440 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.

Socket	no data	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
FSB parity	no data	+

Security technologies

M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5440 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 M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU

no data

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 25.87
+1625%

Xeon E5440 1.50

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 41091
+1620%

Xeon E5440 2389

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.87	1.50
Recency	30 October 2023	1 January 2008
Chip lithography	3 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	80 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 1624.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 2.6% lower power consumption.

The M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Xeon E5440, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.