Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon X3230
Aggregate performance score
M4 Max (14 cores) outperforms Xeon X3230 by a whopping 1785% 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 | 2547 | 301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 0.52 | 11.61 |
| Designer | Intel | Apple |
| Release date | 1 July 2007 (18 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3230 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 | no data | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 4.51 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3230 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.
| Socket | LGA775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3230 and M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X3230 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 X3230 and M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
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 | 1.16 | 21.87 |
| Recency | 1 July 2007 | 30 November 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 80 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (14 cores) has a 1785.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 18.8% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X3230 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X3230 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.
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