Apple M2 Max vs Xeon D-2799
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-2799 outperforms M2 Max by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 360 | 522 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.94 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 15.93 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-D (2022−2023) | no data |
| Release date | 24 February 2022 (3 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,972 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-2799 and M2 Max 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 20 | no data |
| Threads | 40 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-2799 and M2 Max 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA2579 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 129 Watt | 36 MB + 48 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2799 and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon D-2799 and M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2799 and M2 Max are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2799 and M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2799 and M2 Max.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 24 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
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 | 19.13 | 15.19 |
| Recency | 24 February 2022 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 12 |
| Threads | 40 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 129 Watt | 36 Watt |
Xeon D-2799 has a 25.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 258.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon D-2799 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Max in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-2799 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.
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