Apple M1 Max vs Xeon X7460

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7460 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1543	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.50	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$154	$8.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7460 and Apple M1 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 cores	no data	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	no data	10
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	no data	2.9 MB
L2 cache	no data	28 MB
L3 cache	16 MB L2 Cache	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.45V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7460 and Apple M1 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.

Socket	PGA604	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7460 and Apple M1 Max. 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
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X7460 and Apple M1 Max 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 X7460 and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

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 M1 Max outperforms Xeon X7460 by 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.11	11.74
Recency	1 July 2008	18 October 2021
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

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