Apple M2 Max vs Xeon Platinum 9282

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumApple M-Series
Power efficiencyno data20.10
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9282 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 cores56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads11212
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache3.5 MB3.3 MB
L2 cache56 MB36 MB
L3 cache77 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Number of transistors8,000 million67000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 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 configuration8no data
SocketIntel BGA5903no data
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
SIPP+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Apple M2 Max technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels12no data
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 17 January 2023
Physical cores 56 12
Threads 112 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 79 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9282 has 366.7% more physical cores and 833.3% more threads.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 406.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9282 and Apple M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9282 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.


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