EPYC 9454P vs Apple M1 Max

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Max
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
13.91
EPYC 9454P
2022
48 cores / 96 threads, 290 Watt
60.35
+334%

EPYC 9454P outperforms Apple M1 Max by a whopping 334% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking53416
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.57
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data19.69
Architecture codenameno dataGenoa (2022−2023)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,598

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads1096
Base clock speed2.06 GHz2.75 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplierno data27.5
L1 cache2.9 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data8x 72 mm2
Number of transistors57000 Million52,560 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataSP5
Power consumption (TDP)no data290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Max 32-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 13.91
EPYC 9454P 60.35
+334%

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.

Apple M1 Max 22098
EPYC 9454P 95863
+334%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.91 60.35
Recency 18 October 2021 10 November 2022
Physical cores 10 48
Threads 10 96

EPYC 9454P has a 333.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 380% more physical cores and 860% more threads.

The EPYC 9454P is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Max in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Max is a notebook processor while EPYC 9454P is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Max and EPYC 9454P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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