Apple M1 Max vs Xeon Platinum 8276L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8276L and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated526
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumApple M-Series
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$16,616no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads5610
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.22 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.75 MB2.9 MB
L2 cache28 MB28 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 Platinum 8276L 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 Platinum 8276L and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size4.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 18 October 2021
Physical cores 28 10
Threads 56 10
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 2060 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8276L has 180% more physical cores and 460% more threads, and 1148.5% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8276L and Apple M1 Max. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8276L is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Max is a notebook one.


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