Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon Platinum 8352V

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8352V and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	544
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	no data
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8352V and 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	36	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	72	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	54 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8352V and 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4189	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8352V and 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	+	-
AVX	+	-
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	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8352V and M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8352V and M2 Pro 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 8352V and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	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 Platinum 8352V and M2 Pro.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	17 January 2023
Physical cores	36	12
Threads	72	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm

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