EPYC 7261 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+54.3%
EPYC 7261
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 155 Watt
7.02

Apple M1 Pro outperforms EPYC 7261 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7211008
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data3.91
Architecture codenameno dataNaples (2017−2018)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)14 June 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1016
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache2.9 MB768 KB
L2 cache28 MB4 MB
L3 cache24 MB64 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
Number of transistors33700 Million19200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261 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 data2 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataSP3
Power consumption (TDP)no data155 W, 170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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 Pro 10.83
+54.3%
EPYC 7261 7.02

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 Pro 17201
+54.3%
EPYC 7261 11149

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 7.02
Recency 18 October 2021 14 June 2018
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 10 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 54.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 25% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

EPYC 7261, on the other hand, has 60% more threads.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7261 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while EPYC 7261 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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