Apple M2 Max vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	752	455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.87	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Xeon	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	2015 (9 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$146	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Apple 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	3072 KB	36 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Apple 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	2	no data
Socket	LGA2011-3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Apple 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 E5-2678 v3 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR4

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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 M2 Max outperforms Xeon E5-2678 v3 by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.51	14.71
Threads	24	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	79 Watt

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