Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon Gold 6129
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 537 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Release date | 1 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 22 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro 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.
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3504 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2018 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 2424 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6129 has 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and 1920% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6129 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6129 and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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