Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Xeon E-2136
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Xeon E-2136 by an impressive 67% 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 | 1126 | 683 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.97 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 3.97 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 12 July 2018 (7 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $289 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2136 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 33 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 154 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2136 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 36 MB + 24 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2136 and M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and M2 Pro 10-Core 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 Xeon E-2136 and M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and M2 Pro 10-Core.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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 | 7.47 | 12.44 |
| Recency | 12 July 2018 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 36 Watt |
Xeon E-2136 has 20% more threads.
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has a 66.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 66.7% more physical cores, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E-2136 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E-2136 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook one.
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