Intel Xeon E-2176G vs Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)

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Intel Xeon E-2176G CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
Intel Xeon E-2176G Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E-2176G and the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E-2176G 6 core processor released in Q3/2018 with the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family Apple M series (25)
Intel Xeon E-2100 (2) CPU group Apple M2 (8)
1 Generation 2
Coffee Lake S Architecture M2
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2176G is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.70 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) clocks with 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E-2176G Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
6 Cores 24
12 Threads 24
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz (4.70 GHz) A-Core 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz)
16x Avalanche
-- B-Core 0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz)
8x Blizzard

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon E-2176G Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 32 Neural cores @ 31.6 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 2
14 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 8
24 Compute units 960
192 Shader 7680
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 192 GB
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E-2176G, while the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 819.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E-2176G Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR5-6400
128 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 819.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 72.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 64
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E-2176G has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is 80 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E-2176G Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2176G has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is at 72.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm.

Intel Xeon E-2176G Characteristic Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
14 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
LGA 1151 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems macOS, iPadOS
Q3/2018 Release date Q2/2023
362 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2176G (64%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2176G (28%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1358 (70%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1940 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
7164 (26%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
27860 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1557 (58%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
2689 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
6564 (31%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
21450 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (2%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
21300 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
13599 (28%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
48560 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
126 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1918 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1695 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
28570 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
201 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1288 (100%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W
357 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 0.66 GHz
31.6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E-2176G Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
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