Apple M1 Max vs Xeon L5640

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5640 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1572	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$200	no data
Current price	$768 (3.8x MSRP)	$8.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5640 and Apple M1 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	12	10
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2.9 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5640 and Apple M1 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	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5640 and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5640 and Apple M1 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 L5640 and Apple M1 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 L5640 and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	288 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5640 and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version

2.0

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 M1 Max outperforms Xeon L5640 by 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.98	11.75
Recency	16 March 2010	18 October 2021
Physical cores	6	10
Threads	12	10
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

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