Apple M2 Max vs Xeon E5-2696 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	475	455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	no data
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$122	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	36	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 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	2011-3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 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 E5-2696 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 E5-2696 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 E5-2696 V3 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

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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 E5-2696 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 E5-2696 V3 by 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.35	14.71
Recency	8 September 2014	17 January 2023
Physical cores	18	12
Threads	36	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	79 Watt

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