Apple M3 Max 16-Core vs Xeon Gold 6426Y
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6426Y outperforms Apple M3 Max 16-Core by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6426Y and Apple M3 Max 16-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 160 | 224 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M3 |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids | no data |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6426Y and Apple 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 | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 37.5 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 80 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 92000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6426Y and Apple 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 78 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6426Y and Apple M3 Max 16-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6426Y and Apple M3 Max 16-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6426Y and Apple 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 Gold 6426Y and Apple M3 Max 16-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
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 Gold 6426Y and Apple M3 Max 16-Core.
| PCIe version | 5 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 26.91 | 21.83 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 30 October 2023 |
| Threads | 32 | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 78 Watt |
The Xeon Gold 6426Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M3 Max 16-Core in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6426Y is a server/workstation processor while Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6426Y and Apple M3 Max 16-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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