Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon W3680
Aggregate performance score
M4 Max (14 cores) outperforms Xeon W3680 by a whopping 449% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1578 | 303 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.69 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 3.28 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Gulftown (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W3680 and M4 Max (14 cores) 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W3680 and M4 Max (14 cores) 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 | FCLGA1366 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 4 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3680 and M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W3680 and M4 Max (14 cores) 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 W3680 and M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3680 and M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3680 and M4 Max (14 cores).
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.98 | 21.87 |
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 14 |
| Threads | 12 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 4 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (14 cores) has a 449.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 3150% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W3680 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W3680 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.
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