Apple M2 Pro vs Xeon W-2245

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	568	462
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.18	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Release date	1 October 2019 (4 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$330	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2245 and Apple 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	3.3 MB
L2 cache	no data	36 MB
L3 cache	16.5 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	59 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2245 and Apple 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA2066	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Apple 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	+	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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2245 and Apple M2 Pro technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2245 and Apple 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 W-2245 and Apple M2 Pro. 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	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 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 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	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 M2 Pro outperforms Xeon W-2245 by 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.57	14.61
Recency	1 October 2019	17 January 2023
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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