EPYC 7261 vs Apple M1 Pro
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 692 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (2 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 cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 19200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no 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 configuration | no data | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 155 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 types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 14 June 2018 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
Apple M1 Pro has 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.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7261. We've got no test results to judge.
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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