Apple M2 Max vs Xeon E7-2803

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	539
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	no data	8.19
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	no data
Release date	3 April 2011 (15 years ago)	17 January 2023 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$774	no data

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon E7-2803 and M2 Max: 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	1.73 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.73 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	4.8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	13	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2803 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA1567,LGA1567	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2803 and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2803 and M2 Max 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 Xeon E7-2803 and M2 Max 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 E7-2803 and M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-800	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 GB/s	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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	17 January 2023
Physical cores	6	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	79 Watt