Apple M3 Max 16-Core vs Xeon E7-8867 v3
Aggregate performance score
M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Xeon E7-8867 v3 by a moderate 12% 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 | 321 | 274 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M3 |
| Power efficiency | 13.60 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EX (2015) | no data |
| Release date | 1 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 30 October 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M3 Max 16-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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| Bus rate | 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 92000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M3 Max 16-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 | 8 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M3 Max 16-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | + | - |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M3 Max 16-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M3 Max 16-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 E7-8867 v3 and M3 Max 16-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8867 v3 and M3 Max 16-Core.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 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 | 20.93 | 23.40 |
| Recency | 1 June 2015 | 30 October 2023 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 3 nm |
Xeon E7-8867 v3 has 100% more threads.
Apple M3 Max 16-Core, on the other hand, has a 11.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 633.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E7-8867 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook one.
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