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Apple M2 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M gaming benchmark

Apple M2 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Processor comparisons   20-10-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Apple M2 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M tests and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like 7zip, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, MATLAB, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, Prime95, VeraCrypt, Blender, PassMark, PCMark 10, RealBench, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:
  • Borderlands 3
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Valorant
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Last Man Standing
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Valheim
  • Death Stranding
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Fortnite
  • Overwatch
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Halo Infinite
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Apex Legends
  • Fallout 76

   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M or Apple M2.


 
Apple M2
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M259% Xeon Platinum 8260M60%
This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon Platinum 8260M is 1% better than M2. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M255% Xeon Platinum 8260M69%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite97.4121.9
Valorant110.7138.5
Cyberpunk 207762.077.6
Apex Legends104.1130.2
Call of Duty Warzone83.0103.9
Overwatch89.7112.2
Red Dead Redemption 276.495.6
DOOM Eternal55.469.3
Warzone86.4108.1
Assassin's Creed93.0116.4
Valheim91.9115.0
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M2535% Xeon Platinum 8260M21%
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 is more energy efficient than the Xeon Platinum 8260M as it consumes less power: 12W vs. 165W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Apple M2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Cinbench 15 Single-core298211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core15865808
Cinbench 20 Single-core558366
Cinbench 20 Multi-core269914048
Cinbench 23 Single-core20571239
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1052035899

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core40952291
Multi-Core2966534071

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core19291071
Multi-Core924333238

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

Apple M2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Announcement dateOctober 18, 2022October 01, 2020
TypeLaptopServer
SocketM2LGA3647
Core name4 x Avalanche and 4 x BlizzardCascade Lake
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)x86
Generation22
Turbo Frequency3.9 MHz
Frequency3.49 MHz2.3 MHz
Cores824
Threads848
Bus rate
Bit6464
Lithography5 nm14 nm
Transistors count20000 millions7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)12 W165 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzDDR4-2933
Max. Memory1 Gb
Memory Frequency2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache2MB
L2 cache12MB
L3 cache16MB35.75 MB
OverclockingNoYes
Supports ECCNoYes
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M2 is 34% better than Xeon Platinum 8260M in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Platinum 8260M has 16 more core than M2. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M2 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is better: 23
   However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Apple M2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
Apple M2 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark


Apple M2 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i5-12600HE
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i5-1240P
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13700HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-1345U
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13620H
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13705H
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625C
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 9 7945HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7845HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 7745HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 7645HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7940HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7840HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7640HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 7736U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7735U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7535U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7335U
• Vs Ryzen 7 7730U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7530U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7330U
• Vs Ryzen 5 7520U
• Vs Ryzen 3 7320U
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z


Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Processor Comparisons
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i9-9940X
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Xeon W-2275
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs EPYC 7543
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i7-12700TE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i7-12700HE
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs EPYC 7F72
• Vs EPYC 7F52
• Vs EPYC 9654P
• Vs EPYC 9654
• Vs EPYC 9634
• Vs EPYC 9554
• Vs EPYC 9554P
• Vs EPYC 9534
• Vs EPYC 9124
• Vs EPYC 9224
• Vs EPYC 9174F
• Vs EPYC 9254
• Vs EPYC 9274F
• Vs EPYC 9334
• Vs EPYC 9354
• Vs EPYC 9354P
• Vs EPYC 9374F
• Vs EPYC 9454
• Vs EPYC 9454P
• Vs EPYC 9474F
• Vs EPYC 7232P
• Vs EPYC 7402
• Vs EPYC 7252
• Vs EPYC 7262
• Vs EPYC 7352
• Vs EPYC 7532
• Vs EPYC 7542
• Vs EPYC 7552
• Vs EPYC 7642
• Vs EPYC 7662
• Vs EPYC 7702P
• Vs EPYC 7H12
• Vs EPYC 7373X
• Vs Xeon Gold 5415+
• Vs Xeon Gold 6434
• Vs EPYC 7473X
• Vs Xeon Gold 6434H
• Vs EPYC 7573X
• Vs Xeon Bronze 3408U
• Vs Xeon Silver 4410T
• Vs Xeon Silver 4410Y
• Vs EPYC 7773X
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8444H
• Vs Xeon Gold 5416S
• Vs Xeon Gold 6416H
• Vs Xeon Silver 4416+
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