Apple M2 Max vs Xeon Platinum 8260Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,320	no data
Current price	$2512 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Apple M2 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Apple 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Apple M2 Max. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Apple 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 Platinum 8260Y and Apple 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 Platinum 8260Y and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	17 January 2023
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	79 Watt

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